21 Seafarers from Ukraine Arriving Tuesday, 13 More Evacuated

Philippine Embassy in Budapest personnel with the 21 seafarers of M/V S-Breeze in Romania. (DFA-OUMWA photo)

PASAY CITY, 05 March 2022 — The 21 Filipino crew members of M/V S-Breeze from Ukraine will be arriving home on 08 March 2022 via Philippine Airlines PR659 at 0830H, made possible through the efforts of the Philippine Embassy in Budapest and the Philippine Honorary Consulate in Moldova.

The seafarers were able to enter Moldova from Ukraine. From Chisinau, the Filipinos were transported to Romania where they arrived early on 04 March.

The group was evacuated from the M/V S-Breeze, a bulk carrier that has been on drydock for repairs at the Ilyichevsk Ship Yard in Port of Odessa, Ukraine since 27 January 2022.

The DFA also confirms that another group of seafarers, specifically 13 out of the 31 crew members of Star Helena, crossed the Moldova border on 03 March and were successfully evacuated from Chornomorsk through the Honorary Consul in Moldova. They are currently awaiting their eventual repatriation. END

The 13 evacuated crewmembers of MV Star Helena at the border crossing to Moldova yesterday. (DFA-OUMWA photo)