MANILA – Two Filipinos are among four sailors declared missing after fire broke out at an ultra large container ship (ULCS) in the Arabian Sea, an industry news outlet reported. A third Filipino sailor was seriously injured and is being treated in an Indian hospital.
The missing Filipino sailors were identified in the maritimebulletin.net report as John Rey Begaso and Janrey Genvatin, both 21 years old and engine cadets from JBLFMU-Molo in Iloilo. According to latest updates from the Indian Coast Guard as of March 10, there are no traces yet of the missing sailors.
A third Filipino sailor, Alen Roy, was seriously injured after falling from the ship, the Maersk Honam.
The report said the fire had apparently run out of fuel to feed on as of March 10. Earlier on Friday, two offshore supply tugs were deployed for salvage.
That no traces of the missing sailors were yet found indicated, the report said, “that the ship wasn’t boarded,” by fire fighting and rescue units, which in turn was attributed to grave danger posed by “toxic fumes around and high probability of new explosions.”
The two other missing seafarers are one South African and one Indian national identified as Sakim Hegde, one of the cooks on board, according to the report, quoting a senior official from India’s maritime regulator Directorate General of Shipping (DGS).
In all, 23 crew were evacuated from the ultra large container ship Maersk Honam to a nearby vessel, ALS Ceres.
One of the rescued sailors, a Thai national, died from his injuries a day after being plucked out of the burning ship.
This Thai sailor was with the third Filipino reported as injured, and the report said earlier – before the Thai died – that they were “in urgent need of medical care as their conditions worsened.” The two men had been “evacuated by an Indian navy vessel and handed over to the Indian coast guard of Thiruvananthapuram and are now receiving medical treatment.”
The report identified the injured Filipino sailor as Alen Roy, 34 years old. He and the Thai and an Indian sailor were injured after falling from the ship.
Praying here for all of them…So sad for my fellow ilonggo sailors…Kapit tayo ky God. Let’s keep on praying…Mama Mary please comfort them…
Prayers to all sailors…
. I just read the news in it’s very tragic .. one of the two from john B.Lacson iloilo is familiar to me.. Condolence to the family.. May their souls rest in peace! ? ang babata pa nila.. ?
My deepest condolences to all the family of these deceased seamen. May the good lord strengthen you in this hard time of yours.
I pray na all of the sailors specially Filipino…they all be safe…..
Hope they still alive, mariner can stay long at sea,
Prayers ? for 2 Filipino Sailor.. #keep safe always for all seafarer’s
Thats really nice and appreciative. MAY…God bless you and Mtsph.
Pray earnestly,for Devine protection for our Loved ones on board.
Prayers for all sailors on board..Let’s always pray for their safe..from:Mission to seafarers phil.family network
sos paeta sa kinabuhi sa mga Sailors oi unya ang wife intawn nagkabulingit sa utang tungod sa gambling addiction..unya ra ba social pa kaayog si wife..
Let’s always pray for their safety ???
Condolences to the family who died this kind of tragedy and pray to those missing sailor we hope they are still alive..be safe always my fellow sailor keep on praying while underway..god bless us..
Praying that both are still alive. RIP to those who died. ?? My big salute to all seafarers
Prayers for our brother’s.
So very very sad for the crew who died. I wish much strength for the family and my sympathy. My pray for them.
Prayers for all sailors onboard whatever nationalities they are. We are all band of brothers at sea and in our profession.
Buhay seaman mahirap ung mga asawa kung gumastos akala mo pinupulot lang ang pera maawa naman:’kayo iba nangangaliwa pa niloloko ang mga asawa buhay mayaman pag uwi ng asawa la naitabi kaya nganga.
Lord God Please take care to all seafarer’s….
I hope makabalik kamo safe nga brad. Janrey Genovatin John Rey Begaso Ga hulat di mga ga palangga sinyo.
Still praying that they are still alive and well
All creeds all colors, all Sailors are Brothers. ⚓️
we ilonggos are praying for your safety.I believe the both of you are still alive.return home for your family.The two served as a model to JBLFMU-molo.Pray with me ilonggos.I hope pamatian kita sang DIYOS.
We hope that those missing crew are still alive.
Pray for Filipino’s Sailor???
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