1 dead, 13 rescued in December 17 incident
MANILA, Philippines—Seven Filipino seafarers on board the Panamanian cargo ship MV Dany F II which sank off the coast of Tripoli, Lebanon in the evening of December 17 are still missing, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday.
The DFA said the shipwreck also killed one Filipino seafarer. The names of the missing and the casualty are being withheld until their next of kin have been informed.
At the same time, it identified the 13 Filipino seafarers who have been rescued as: Danilo Policarpio, Wilson Vicente, Lezer Gepulgani, Michel Olivia, Edgardo Pucan, Jonathan Rada, Rafael Tarroza, Erasmo Galanza, Leolen Babao, Rogelio Dequina, Joebert Benoman, Jowey Quinto, and Jason Magsino.
The DFA said twelve are safely housed in Tripoli while one is in Tartus, Syria.
Charge d’affaires ad interim Mohd. Noordin Pendosina Lomondot of the Philippine embassy in Beirut is coordinating closely with the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants and the Lebanese Ministry of the Interior, it said in a statement.
Labor attache Nathaniel Lacambra and welfare officers are in Tripoli to extend assistance to the affected Filipino seafarers, it added.
The ship was on its way from the Uruguay capital of Montevideo to the Syrian port of Tartus carrying thousands of sheep and cattle when it was hit by Thursday night’s storm and altered course for Lebanon. - INQUIRER.net, December 21, 2009
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