DMW chief: 17 Filipinos aboard tanker in Mississippi collision all safe

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All 17 Filipino seafarers aboard Atlantic Asphalt, the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker that figured in a collision on the Mississippi River in New ...

MANILA – All 17 Filipino seafarers aboard Atlantic Asphalt, the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker that figured in a collision on the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana, the United States, are all safe, Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said Sunday.

“We're working closely with our US Embassy in (Washington) DC, but we also have a consulate nearby in Houston,” Cacdac said in a press briefing on the sidelines of the ongoing 49th ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings in Manila.

The Atlantic Asphalt reportedly lost power or steerage as it passed under the Crescent City Connection bridge, then veered sharply to starboard before colliding with the riverboat American Heritage.

He added that the Department of Migrant Workers is working for the safe repatriation of the affected seafarers.

“Rest assured, we will provide the necessary assistance, as directed by the President,” he said. (PNA)

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