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DMW provides aid to 3 Pinoy seafarers injured in UK 'hate crime'
Anton Banal Aug 16, 2026 https://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/dmw-provides-aid-to-3-pinoy-seafarers-...

THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) yesterday assured to assist three Filipino seafarers who fell victim to a suspected hate crime in Bristol, England.

DMW aims to bring home all Pinoy seafarers in Black Sea
Anton Banal Aug 14, 2026 https://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/dmw-aims-to-bring-home-all-pinoy-seafa...

THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is aiming to bring home all 281 Filipino seafarers on board 20 vessels attacked in the Black Sea as soon as possible.

UN & PH demand action to protect stranded seafarers
Carmela I. Huelar August 14, 2026 https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/14/business/maritime/un-ph-demand-ac...

Filipino seafarer killed in Black Sea drone attack arrives home
Marita Moaje August 14, 2026 https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1281898

MANILA – The remains of a Filipino Second Engineer who died from injuries sustained in a drone attack involving the MV Gas Lisbon in the Black Sea on July 21 have been brought home to the Philippines.

In a news release Friday, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) said the remains arrived Thursday evening aboard Turkish Airlines flight TK084 from Romania.

‘Like being in prison’: the ship crews stuck in Gulf since February
Joanna Partridge 9 Aug 2026 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/09/ordinary-seafarers-trapped...

Hormuz shipping crisis deepens as thousands of seafarers remain stranded
10 Aug 2026 https://www.shipmanagementinternational.com/news/multiple-fatalities-in-...

Treated like slaves’: Families of seafarer killed in US tanker bombing demand answers amid insurance scandal
Paul Peachey 10 August 2026

Crew manager offers payout after TradeWinds reveals insurance dead-end for grieving relatives

for grieving relatives....

Aditya Sharma, 23, who was killed in the attack on the Settebello, had ambitions to become a master of his own ship, his grieving father said.
Photo: Office of chief minister of Himachal Pradesh via X

IMO Chief Condemns Attack On Cargo Ship TIHAMAH Off Yemen That Killed Several Seafarers
MI News Network August 12, 2026 https://www.marineinsight.com/imo-chief-condemns-attack-on-cargo-ship-ti...

Türkiye shelters stranded seafarers
Neil Alcober·13 August 2026 https://tribune.net.ph/2026/08/12/t%C3%BCrkiye-shelters-stranded-seafarers

Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac visited Filipino seafarers affected by the attack in the Northern Black Sea on 10 August in Yalova, Türkiye.

The visit was conducted to personally check on the condition of the crew members and deliver the necessary assistance from the government.

DMW temporarily restricts deployment of Filipino seafarers to Northern Black Sea
Lyza Aquino August 12, 2026 https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/8/12/dmw-temporarily-restricts-...

MANILA -- The Department of Migrant Workers has temporarily restricted the deployment of Filipino seafarers to the Northern Black Sea amid continued fighting between Russia and Ukraine, until further notice.