The remains of a Filipino seafarer, a second engineer who died from injuries sustained in an incident involving the oil tanker MV Gas Lisbon in the Black Sea, have been brought home to the Philippines.

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) ensured the proper handling of his remains and continued to support his bereaved family through his final homecoming to Caramoan, Camarines Sur.

The remains arrived from Romania aboard Turkish Airlines flight TK084 at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 in Pasay City.

The Liberia-flagged liquefied petroleum gas tanker MV Gas Lisbon was involved in a drone attack in the Black Sea on 21 July 2026.

Nine Filipino seafarers were among its crew. Two of them suffered burn injuries, while the second engineer succumbed to injuries sustained in the incident on 23 July 2026.

During the Philippine delegation’s visit to Romania, Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac and OWWA administrator Patricia Yvonne Caunan, along with other members of the delegation, personally visited Tulcea County Hospital, where the deceased seafarer’s remains were being kept.

Together, they offered a prayer in recognition and tribute to the unwavering service, dedication and sacrifice of the deceased Filipino seafarer — an overseas Filipino worker who strived and served far away from his family.

Upon the arrival of his remains in the country, OWWA, in coordination with the DMW and his licensed manning agency, provided the necessary airport assistance and management from the cargo area to the PAL Cargo terminal for his onward flight to Bicol.

Forty-seven overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), or 25 affected by a drone attack incident in Russia and 22 from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, have safely returned to the Philippines, the OWWA.