2,500 Pinoy seafarers stranded in Persian Gulf
Approximately 2,500 Filipino seafarers remain stranded in the Persian Gulf due to escalating tensions between the US and Iran. The Department of Migrant Workers is monitoring the situation while ship owners continue to provide essential supplies to the crews.
Why it matters
The situation highlights the humanitarian and logistical risks to international maritime workers caught in geopolitical conflicts.
MANILA, Philippines - Around 2,500 Filipino seafarers are still stranded in the Persian Gulf as the Middle East war between the US and Iran flared up anew.
The Filipinos are part of the 6,000 international seafarers remaining in the Gulf, according to the International Maritime Organization.
The IMO tried to evacuate several vessels along the Oman coast, but the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired on the ships, resulting in the deaths of Indian seamen.
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is monitoring the situation in the Persian Gulf.
DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac confirmed that 2,500 Filipino seafarers were unable to cross the Strait of Hormuz.
Cacdac said ship owners continue to supply the seafarers with provisions such as food, water and fuel.
The salaries of the seafarers are remitted to their beneficiaries, and crew replacements for those with expired contracts are implemented by the manning agencies, the DMW said.
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