Philippine seafarers who survived Houthi Red Sea attack arrive home


The seafarers arriving at Manila International Airport, in Pasay, Metro Manila on March 12, 2024. - Reuters

MANILA: Eleven Filipino seafarers arrived in the Philippines on Tuesday (March 12), nearly a week after they survived a Houthi missile attack off Yemen.

They were crew members of the Barbados-flagged, Greek operated merchant ship True Confidence which the Houthis attacked last week, killing three sailors, including two Filipinos.

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