MANILA, Philippines — The 15 Filipino seafarers, who were crew members of an oil tanker that exploded in a South Korean port last Saturday, are safe. The Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the Filipino seafarers, along with Russians and other crew members, were evacuated after a huge blast of the Stolt Groenland tanker in Ulsan, South Korea. The DFA said two of the injured seafarers on the second vessel were reportedly Filipinos. The South Korean Coast Guard reported that all of the 25 aboard the Cayman Islands-flagged tanker and the 21 people on the second ship have been rescued . The South Korean Coast Guard is investigating the cause of the blast.

Source: Philippine Star October 01, 2019 03:00 UTC