Philippines Intervenes for Crew Stranded for Months on Unseaworthy Vessel

Philippines Intervenes for Crew Stranded for Months on Unseaworthy Vessel

The Philippines authorities worked with local crewing agencies and others to resolve a pay dispute and release a crew that had been stranded on a smal...

DMW rescues 6 Filipino seafarers stranded for 3 months

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Tuesday announced that it had rescued on Monday evening six Filipino seafarers who were stranded in the Iloilo Strait for almost three months due to the alleged poor conditions of their ship. In a press conference, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) administrator Patricia Yvonne Caunan

13 seafarers stranded for nearly 3 months off Iloilo coast rescued

Thirteen seafarers, including six Filipinos, disembarked from a cargo ship where they were left stranded off the Iloilo Strait for nearly three months due to salary disputes and issues related to the vessel"s seaworthiness.