Philippines to repatriate body of Filipino crew member who died after Houthi attack

Philippines to repatriate body of Filipino crew member who died after Houthi attack
08 October, 2025 https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2025/10/08/philippines-to-repat...

Philippine officials are on their way to Djibouti to meet with the owner of a ship that was hit by the Iran-back Houthi militia in the Gulf of Aden, after a Filipino crew member died from wounds he sustained in the attack.

The officials, along with the dead sailor’s sister and wife, will meet the shipowner and arrange for the repatriation of his remains, Migrant Workers Minister Hans Cacdac said in a post on social media platform X on Wednesday.

Yemen’s Houthis have claimed responsibility for the September 29 attack in the busy shipping lane on the MV Minervagracht, sparking a fire and wounding two people.

The second casualty, also a Filipino, is recovering from injuries sustained in the attack, while 10 other Filipino crew members were repatriated to Manila at the weekend, the Philippine Department of Migrant Workers said.

The Houthis have said their attacks on commercial shipping are in support of Palestinians during Israel’s war on Gaza.

The Iran-backed group holds swaths of territory in Yemen, including the capital Sanaa.

With AFP.