The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday said they will assist in the preparations for the repatriation of the remains of five Filipinos who died after a Chinese fishing vessel capsized in the Indian Ocean.
“DFA-OMWA is monitoring developments on the case and is coordinating with the DMW on the repatriation/shipment of the remains of the five Filipino crew members as well as benefits due their families,” the DFA said in a statement.
Five Filipino crew members were among those killed when a Chinese fishing vessel capsized in central Indian Ocean last week, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Wednesday, quoting a Chinese official.
“The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) expresses sincere condolences to the bereaved families of the 39 crew members, five of whom were Filipinos, on board a Chinese fishing vessel that capsized in the Indian Ocean last week, as reported by China’s Transport Minister Li Xiaopeng,” the PCG said in a statement.
Based on the results of the initial government probe, there were no survivors after a fishing vessel carrying 39 crew members from China, Indonesia and the Philippines capsized last week in the Indian Ocean.
“From an analysis of the ship’s capsizing… it is preliminarily judged that there are no survivors from the ship,” Beijing’s transport ministry said in an official social media post.
The Chinese vessel overturned on May 16, carrying 17 Chinese, 17 Indonesians and five Filipinos.
PCG condoles with bereaved families.
