265 seafarers repatriated from UK, Germany, US arrive on Good Friday

Two hundred sixty-five seafarers from the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States arrived in the late afternoon of Good Friday, the Department of Foreign Affairs has said.

The group, which arrived in Manila late afternoon, is composed of 126 crew of Norwegian Jewel, 10 crew of MS Albatros, 33 crew of MV Viking Star and 96 crew of Carnival Cruises (Ecstacy, Horizon, Legend and Sunrise).

All 265 Filipinos underwent the appropriate medical protocols as required by the Department of Health and the Bureau of Quarantine.They will undergo further quarantine in the country.

The DFA, along with the CF Sharp Crew Management Inc., BSM Crew Service Centre Philippines Inc., Magsaysay Maritime Corporation and United Philippine Lines Inc. , the local manning agencies of the said vessels, facilitated the said repatriation.

The repatriation was done in coordination with the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), the Philippine Embassies in London, Berlin and Washington D.C. and the Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles.

Representatives of OWWA, Department of Health, Bureau of Quarantine and Manila International Airport Authority, joined in welcoming the repatriates. -NB, GMA News