TWENTY Filipino crew members of the ill-fated cargo ship MSC Elsa 3, which sank off the coast of India, were found safe and accounted for.
“The 20 Filseafarers of the Liberian-registered cargo ship MSC Elsa 3 that sank off the coast of Kerala, India, are safe and in temporary accommodation in India,” Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said in a statement.
He said the Department is already in coordination with all concerned parties regarding the welfare of the seafarers.
“We are in touch with the shipowner, the Filseafarers and their families and have assured them of support and assistance,” said Cacdac.
Last Saturday, the MSC Elsa 3 was en route from Vizhinjam to Kochi with a cargo of 640 containers on board when it encountered heavy weather. This resulted in the ship capsizing before eventually going down but not before the crew abandoned ship.
