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<div><iframe width="1250" height="703" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4dtE7mTcr_w" title="Yemen&#x27;s Houthis publish video of Filipino-manned vessel sinking in the Red Sea | ABS CBN News" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>MANILA — Eight out of the 21 Filipino seafarers of a cargo ship<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/7/9/mv-eternity-c-sinks-in-houthi-attack-5-filipino-seafarers-rescued-dmw-2118"> attacked and sunk by Houthi rebels </a>have “safely disembarked” in Saudi Arabia, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday. </p><p>The rescued crew of M/V Eternity C were at the port city of Jizan and in the joint custody of the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah, the Migrant Workers’ Office-Jeddah, and their shipping agency, the DFA said. </p><p>It said the group would undergo a mandatory medical assessment before their scheduled repatriation in the coming days.       </p><p>Meanwhile, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said it was working to provide psychosocial counseling to the seafarers and securing the reissuance of their travel documents.</p><p> “These brave seafarers have endured a traumatic ordeal at sea. We are working round-the-clock with their manning agency and the shipping company to ensure they receive the care and support they need,” Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said.    </p><p>“As directed by the President, their safety and recovery are our top priorities.”</p><p>The DMW said it was coordinating with the DFA to account for the 13 other seafarers of MV Eternity C. </p><p>The agency said it has visited the families of the 13 seafarers and assured them of assistance. </p><p>Iran-backed Houthi rebels last week attacked the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier   Eternity C in the Red Sea off the port city of Hodeida for two days before sinking it.</p><p>It was the second such attack on maritime shipping in the vital waterway in as many days after months of hiatus, marking a return to the rebels&#x27; campaign against shipping they accuse of having links to Israel.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/7/8/17-filipinos-escape-houthi-attack-in-red-sea-dmw-1149">Houthis attack 2 Filipino-manned vessels; DMW verifying missing, injured seafarers</a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/7/9/houthis-publish-video-of-exchange-with-magic-seas-captain-before-filipino-manned-ship-sinks-1833">Houthis publish video of purported exchange with &#x27;Magic Seas&#x27; captain before Filipino-manned vessel sinks</a></div><p>The group says it is acting in solidarity with the Palestinian people over the war in Gaza.</p><p>A total of 25 people were onboard the ship, according to the  European Union&#x27;s Operation Aspides naval task force.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/7/10/dmw-suspends-license-of-manning-agency-and-principal-of-filipino-crew-members-of-mv-eternity-c-1446">DMW suspends manning agency of Filipino seafarers in Houthi attack</a></div><p>The Houthis later said they had &quot;rescued&quot; an unspecified number of the Eternity C&#x27;s crew and taken them to a safe location.</p><p>But the US embassy for Yemen accused the rebels of kidnapping the survivors.</p><p>The Houthis, who control large swaths of the Arabian Peninsula&#x27;s poorest country, had paused their attacks a little before a<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/7/14/deadlocked-gaza-truce-talks-limp-on-but-us-hopes-for-deal-2332"> short-lived Gaza ceasefire </a>in January before renewed them in recent days. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/7/9/houthis-publish-video-of-exchange-with-magic-seas-captain-before-filipino-manned-ship-sinks-1833">Houthis threaten US ships if Washington joins strikes on Iran</a></div><div><strong>— With a report from Agence France-Presse </strong></div>

<p>Eight out of the 21 Filipino seafarers of a cargo ship attacked and sunk by Houthi rebels have “safely disembarked” in Saudi Arabia, the Department of Foreign Affairs said.</p>

Eight out of the 21 Filipino seafarers of a cargo ship attacked and sunk by Houthi rebels have “safely disembarked” in Saudi Arabia, the Department of Foreign Affairs said.

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8 Filipino seafarers from MV Eternity C safe in Saudi Arabia after Houthi attack

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Published Jul 15, 2025 10:19 AM PHT

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Updated Jul 15, 2025 01:24 PM PHT

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