3 Pinoy sailors hurt in ‘crossfire’
Russian missile pierced through sailors’ Liberian-flagged civilian vessel in the Black Sea off Ukraine port
Unleashing chaos Images of a harrowing encounter at sea show a Liberian-flagged civilian vessel that bears the brunt of a Russian missile attack while entering a port in the Black Sea region of Odesa in Ukraine, injuring three Filipino crew members and killing a Ukrainian worker. Since a UN-brokered deal guaranteeing safe passage for civilian ships collapsed in July, both Kyiv and Moscow have ramped up military activity and attacks in the Black Sea.( UKRAINIAN GROUND FORCES/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE)
Three Filipino seafarers found themselves caught in the crossfire of the Russia-Ukraine war.
They were injured when a Russian missile pierced through their Liberian-flagged civilian vessel in the Black Sea off Ukraine's port city of Odessa, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Thursday.
According to DFA Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs Eduardo de Vega, the three include a chip captain, a third mate, and an engine trainee.
The engine trainee sustained a fracture in his left hand, while the captain and the third mate incurred minor injuries.
Three Filipino seafarers found themselves caught in the crossfire of the Russia-Ukraine war.
They were injured when a Russian missile pierced through their Liberian-flagged civilian vessel in the Black Sea off Ukraine's port city of Odessa, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Thursday.
According to DFA Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs Eduardo de Vega, the three include a chip captain, a third mate, and an engine trainee.
The engine trainee sustained a fracture in his left hand, while the captain and the third mate incurred minor injuries.
"(They) are being treated in a hospital in Odessa," De Vega told the DAILY TRIBUNE in a Viber message. He said the three were "all out of danger."
"All their next of kin have been notified that they are out of harm's way," he added.
The DFA is investigating reports of a possible fourth Filipino sailor being injured in the attack.
