00:00A Filipino crewman told the story of the trauma they suffered when the ship was attacked by a rebelling hootie in the Red Sea this weekend.
00:09Because of what happened, their crew was injured and their ship was also damaged.
00:15Rod Agusad has the details.
00:20Another attack happened in the Red Sea.
00:23In this video, you can see the explosion that happened in MV Transworld Navigator
00:28where several Filipino crewmen were on board, a reason for the wreckage and destruction of their ship's windows.
00:36According to the U.S. Central Command, the Iranian-backed hootie attacked the MV Transworld Navigator,
00:42a Liberian flag, Greek-owned and operated by Bulk Carrier, using the so-called Uncrewed Aerial System.
00:48Because of this, minor injuries were inflicted on their crew and the ship was also damaged moderately.
00:53This was the fourth attack of the hootie on the ship.
00:56PTV News Anchor Dominic Almelor's brother, Joel Almelor, was with the crew of this ship.
01:03It was only last night in the Philippines when his brother said that their ship was attacked by a hootie.
01:09According to his brother, they just woke up from the strong explosion.
01:14Based on the initial assessment, after the next three attacks, their ship was not severely damaged.
01:21I told our Father Jesus Nazareno to help my brother and his crew on the ship to be saved
01:30because I can't bear it if something bad happens to my brother because they were just looking for life.
01:38But they will be involved in this mess that they shouldn't deserve.
01:45According to Joel, it's good that his rudder and propeller didn't hit.
01:49Because of what happened, Joel was traumatized because of the attack.
01:52According to his brother, a guide came to them in the helicopter area.
01:57Based on the information he received, there are 27 Filipinos and 4 Sri Lankan seafarers on the crew here.
02:03According to me, if the seafarers agreed or not to go there,
02:08the captain or the ship owner or the manning agency should have a consent.
02:14They should be instructed not to go to that area because it's a war zone and it's a red flag.
02:21There have been many incidents there.
02:23According to Joel's update, they are now heading to the west side of Egypt where they can fix their ship.
02:28And because of what happened, he will not join the Red Sea again.
02:32According to Dominic, the Department of Migrant Workers is also coordinating with them
02:37to help the affected Filipinos.
02:40Rod Laguzad for Pamansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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