3 dead, 7 missing Pinoys from Korean ship accident in Russia
Two more Filipinos were confirmed dead from the December 1 ship accident off Bering Sea in Russia, bringing the total number of Filipino fatalities from the incident to three, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday.
"Two more confirmed Filipino casualties... We will release their names once confirmed that their NOKs (next of kin) have been notified," DFA spokesperson Charles Jose said in a text message to GMA News Online.
Of the three Filipino fatalities, only one, Jessie Alovera Londres, has so far been identified.
Of the three Filipino fatalities, only one, Jessie Alovera Londres, has so far been identified.
Jose said seven Filipinos remain missing from the ill-fated South Korean fishing vessel Oryong 501. Three had been rescued earlier.
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), citing information from the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Korea, identified the three rescued as Rowell Cantuba Aljecera, Micol Insigne Sabay and Teddu Zumarraga Parangue Jr.
Govt help
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), citing information from the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Korea, identified the three rescued as Rowell Cantuba Aljecera, Micol Insigne Sabay and Teddu Zumarraga Parangue Jr.
Govt help
Meanwhile, government assistance will be given to the three others who were rescued a day after the mishap.
In a statement Friday, OWWA said 11 of the OFWs are active members of the welfare agency. They were deployed early this year by three manning agencies namely, Crewlink Incorporated, Benhur Shipping Corporation and Falcon Maritime & Allied Services, Inc.
Londres, the lone Filipino casualty named so far, was deployed by Crewlink Incorporated, the OWWA said.
OWWA officer-in-charge Josefino I. Torres assured the families of OWWA assistance in expediting the repatriation of the member-OFWs’ remains.
Their legal dependents will also receive death and burial benefits amounting to P220,000 and livelihood assistance package worth P15,000 to assist them in coping with the departure of their fatalities.
Educational assistance is also part of the social benefits package depending on the status of the deceased member-OFWs.
Search ops
Oryong-501 sank in the Bering Sea off the coast of Russia's far eastern Chukotka region on December 1, leaving at least 18 people dead.
The South Korean government and Sajo Industries, the vessel's operator, said there were 60 people on board, including 11 South Koreans, 13 Filipinos and 35 Indonesians.
Artur Rets, the head of the maritime rescue service in Russia's far eastern port of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, had said on Monday that records showed 62 people on board.
US rescue helicopters joined the search operation for several hours on December 2 but failed to make headway, South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won told a meeting of government officials.
The 36-year-old vessel was one of a large fleet of ships operated by Sajo Industries, which owns the world's largest number of tuna fishing vessels, according to its Website.
Sajo, founded in 1971 and initially focused on trawling and tuna fishing, has expanded into food and meat processing and runs a golf resort. —with Reuters/KG/KBK, GMA News
In a statement Friday, OWWA said 11 of the OFWs are active members of the welfare agency. They were deployed early this year by three manning agencies namely, Crewlink Incorporated, Benhur Shipping Corporation and Falcon Maritime & Allied Services, Inc.
Londres, the lone Filipino casualty named so far, was deployed by Crewlink Incorporated, the OWWA said.
OWWA officer-in-charge Josefino I. Torres assured the families of OWWA assistance in expediting the repatriation of the member-OFWs’ remains.
Their legal dependents will also receive death and burial benefits amounting to P220,000 and livelihood assistance package worth P15,000 to assist them in coping with the departure of their fatalities.
Educational assistance is also part of the social benefits package depending on the status of the deceased member-OFWs.
Search ops
Oryong-501 sank in the Bering Sea off the coast of Russia's far eastern Chukotka region on December 1, leaving at least 18 people dead.
The South Korean government and Sajo Industries, the vessel's operator, said there were 60 people on board, including 11 South Koreans, 13 Filipinos and 35 Indonesians.
Artur Rets, the head of the maritime rescue service in Russia's far eastern port of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, had said on Monday that records showed 62 people on board.
US rescue helicopters joined the search operation for several hours on December 2 but failed to make headway, South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won told a meeting of government officials.
The 36-year-old vessel was one of a large fleet of ships operated by Sajo Industries, which owns the world's largest number of tuna fishing vessels, according to its Website.
Sajo, founded in 1971 and initially focused on trawling and tuna fishing, has expanded into food and meat processing and runs a golf resort. —with Reuters/KG/KBK, GMA News
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