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<p>MANILA (UPDATED) — The MV Eternity C, a vessel recently attacked by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, has sunk, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed in a press briefing Wednesday night.</p><p>Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said five seafarers were rescued, all of whom are Filipinos.</p><p>&quot;Dun nga nakumpirma from the ship owner na lumubog &#x27;yung Eternity C at kasabay nito may limang tripulante na nasagip, nasa tubig sila. Hinahanap pa &#x27;yung the rest,&quot; Cacdac said.</p><p>(It was confirmed by the ship owner that Eternity C sank. And, with that, five seafarers were rescued from the water. They are still looking for the rest.) </p><p>The DMW said the rescued seafarers are safe and they are still gathering information on why the ship sank.</p><p>&quot;They might have some injuries, but walang major injuries na inulat,&quot; he said. &quot;We are still getting details as to how exactly that happened and the rest, we&#x27;ll find out pag nakausap na namin &#x27;yung lima na na-rescue.&quot;</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/7/8/17-filipinos-escape-houthi-attack-in-red-sea-dmw-1149">17 Filipinos escape Houthi attack in Red Sea: DMW</a></div><p>According to Cacdac, the vessel reportedly sank around 8 a.m. local time or 1p.m. Philippine time.</p><p>The search and rescue operations are still ongoing. Seventeen seafarers remain unaccounted for, and the DMW has yet to confirm how many were casualties.</p><p>&quot;&#x27;Yung 17 others right now are still being searched. Among the 17 were the reported fatalities which we will confirm once we talk to the 5 seafarers,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;May mga reports na apat, may reports na tatlo. We will still have to confirm and the best source at this stage would be the seafarers themselves,&quot; he added.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/7/9/batang-pinabayaan-umano-ng-ina-namuhay-kasama-ng-mga-aso-1625">Houthis publish video of purported exchange with &#x27;Magic Seas&#x27; captain before Filipino-manned vessel sinks</a></div><p>MV Eternity C, a bulk carrier that was carrying 21 Filipino crew, was one of the two foreign-flagged vessels attacked by Houthi rebels on July 6.</p><p>Seventeen Filipinos, as well as Vietnamese and Romanian crew members, were able to escape from the other vessel, MV Magic Seas.</p><p>They were rescued by a passing  merchant vessel and arrived safely in Djibouti on Monday, Djibouti authorities said.</p><p>The Red Sea, which passes Yemen&#x27;s coast, has long been a critical waterway for the world&#x27;s oil and commodities but traffic has dropped since the Iran-aligned Houthi militia began targeting ships in November 2023 in what they said was solidarity with Palestinians against Israel in the Gaza war. — <strong>with a report from Reuters</strong></p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hrmHznfAA70?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>The MV Eternity C, a vessel recently attacked by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, has sunk, the Department of Migrant Workers confirmed in a press briefing Wednesday night.</p>

The MV Eternity C, a vessel recently attacked by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, has sunk, the Department of Migrant Workers confirmed in a press briefing Wednesday night.

MV Eternity C sinks in Houthi attack; 5 Filipino seafarers rescued: DMW

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MV Eternity C sinks in Houthi attack; 5 Filipino seafarers rescued: DMW

Izzy Lee,

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Published July 09, 2025 09:18 PM PHT

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Updated July 10, 2025 02:44 PM PHT

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