DMW presses for release of abducted crew

The anticipated release of the nine Filipino crew members of MV Eternity C held hostage by the Houthi militants would be the best Christmas gift for them and their families.

Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Undersecretary Felicitas Bay said in an interview in Mandaluyong City on Wednesday that the Philippine government is now looking forward to the release, as it starts preparing for their repatriation.

In July, the Houthi rebels took hostage the nine Filipino seafarers after attacking MV Eternity C while traversing the Red Sea.

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On Tuesday, the DFA announced that the nine crew members of the M/V Eternity C will be transferred from Sanaa, Yemen, to Muscat, Oman, before being flown home.