DMW: 2 Filipinos killed in Houthi missile attack off Yemen

Two Filipino seafarers onboard a merchant ship plying the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden were killed in the recent missile attack by rebel group Houthi, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said on Thursday.

The DMW said two other Filipino crewmen were “severely injured” in the attack on the ship.

Based on a Reuters report citing the US Central Command (CENTCOM), the attack, which the Houthis claimed responsibility for, killed three seafarers onboard the Greek-owned, Barbados-flagged ship True Confidence on Wednesday.

The Greek operators of the True Confidence said the vessel was drifting and on fire. They said there were 20 crew and three armed guards on board, including 15 Filipinos, four Vietnamese, two Sri Lankans, an Indian and a Nepali national. —KBK, GMA Integrated News