At least 19 Filipino seafarers who were aboard a cargo vessel that sank off Spain are safe, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday.
Radio dzBB’s Allan Gatus reported that DFA spokesman Eduardo Malaya cited initial reports indicating that the Filipinos, who he did not name, were rescued.
Initial reports indicated the cargo vessel “Kea” sank off Cape Vilano in Galicia, Spain, due to bad weather. The vessel was carrying ammonium nitrate.
The vessel’s crew included 19 Filipinos, two Croatians and seafarers from Ghana, Russia and Latvia.
Kea was heading for Colombia from St. Petersburg, Russia, when it sank.
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