WATCH: When Filipino seafarers are abandoned at sea

WATCH: When Filipino seafarers are abandoned at sea
Lian Buan Mar 5, 2025 https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/podcasts-videos/documentary-sea-abando...

MANILA, Philippines – Filipino seafarers, a top source of manpower in the global maritime industry, have consistently been in the top 5 most abandoned nationalities.

Abandoned seafarers are those whose shipowners have left them without wages, maintenance, and financial support for repatriation. Shipowners abandon their vessels because in cases of bankruptcy, it’s cheaper to just run away than to take care of the crew and the vessel.

Watch this documentary about sea abandonment, and the Filipino seafarers falling victim to it. Lian Buan reports. – Rappler.com

Presenter, writer: Lian Buan
Videographer: Errol Almario
Video editor: Emerald Hidalgo
Graphics and animation: David Castuciano, Marian Hukom
Producer: Cara Angeline Oliver
Supervising editor: Chay Hofileña
Supervising producer: Beth Frondoso