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The Department of Migrant Workers has suspended the license of the manning agency and principal of the Filipino crew members of the 'Eternitiy C'. When the ship was sunk by the Houthi terrorists off the coast of Yemen, 17 out of 21Filipino seafarers remained unaccounted for. Under a DMW Department Order 1 issued in March 2024, shipowners and manning agencies wer mandated to report planned passages through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden and ensure Filipino crew members were fully informed of the risks involved. Filipino seafarers have the right to refuse to sail in these so-called warlike zones. There were several violations noted, including failure to comply with the strict reportorial processes and other critical requirements prior to sailing. The DMW was considering other possible legal actions against the manning agency and its principal, civil and criminal remedies and verifying reports that there had been at least three fatalities aboiard the 'Eternity C', as well as statements that Houthi militants allegedly abducted several crew members of the bulk carrier. There were at least two statements that have come out, first the Houthi statement that they have 'several' crew; members and second the statement of the USA that they denounced this particular action of taking in the crew as a kidnapping action. It remained to be confirmedwhether indeed the Houthis had the rest of the crew. The DMW was working closely with Sec. Tess Lazaro and the DFA along these lines.

A suspect who has been wanted by Russia for 16 years in connection with the alleged hijacking of the 'Artcic Sea', which broken up in Alang as 'Baby Leen' in 2021, has been arrested at last. The ship was reported missing between late July and mid-August 2009, en route from Jakobstad to Algeria, manned by a Russian crew and declared to be carrying a cargo of timber of $1.8 million worth. Hijackers allegedly boarded the ship off the coast of Sweden on July 24, 2009. The incident was not immediately reported, and contact with the ship was lost on or after July 30. The 'Arctic Sea' did not arrive at its scheduled port in Algeria and was reportedly located near Cape Verde instead on Aug 14. For reasons undisclosed, the Russian Navy tasked five ships to locate and pursue the 'Arctic Sea' in the Atlantic. On Aug 17, the Russian frigate 'Ladny' intercepted and seized the vessel at a position off the Cape Verde Islands. The eight hijackers, Estonian, Latvian and Russian nationals , were arrested. . An investigation into the incident was started amidst speculation regarding the ship's actual cargo, and there were allegations of a cover-up by Russian authorities. The 'Arctic Sea' was towedt to Valletta on Oct 29 October 2009. The shipowner claimed that they never received a ransom demand for the hijacking. The ship's Russia-based insurer said that it had received a demand, and that the alleged criminals wanted about $2 million. For their part, the accused claimed that they were environmentalists, and that their rubber boat had run out of fuel, and, further, that the captain had held them hostage and diverted the ship towards West Africa. The judges were not swayed, and six were convicted and sentenced to long jail terms. The crew were interrogated, then released under a gag order and instructed never to talk about their experience. In diplomatic circles it was not considered an act of piracy, as Russia claimed. One popular theory has been that the vessel was carrying an illicit and unauthorized cargo of Russian arms, loaded earlier in the voyage, and that the "hijackers" were a team sent by another nation, or by a disgruntled commercial partner, to intercept the weapons shipment. A senior Russian Navy officer confirmed this account: "I think that if the journey had been successful, Russia could have ended up in a huge international scandal, We caught the boat to make sure we didn't end up in a nasty situation." These suggestions were not welcomed by the Russian government: one Russian journalist who reported on the story had to flee the country after receiving threats for his coverage. Russia had an arrest warrant active for one more suspect in connection with the case. It concerned a man who had been released on bail while awaiting trial and had disappeared. Investigators had Interpol "red notice" open for his capture since 2009. The suspect, a Russian-Israeli national, walked off a cruise ship in Larnaca, Cyprus last weekend and was swiftly arrested after 16 years on the run. He had made no attempts to conceal his identity, and it is unclear how he had evaded capture until then. The man was now being held pending extradition hearings to determine if he can be sent to Russia to stand trial.

On Oct 1, 2025, at 3.15 a.m. the 'Rosa', owned by the Naviship Paraguay S.A., was boarded and robbed while navigating upstream on the Paraná River, at kilometer 340, off the city of San Nicolás, in Argentine territory. The vessel, carrying 2,628 tons of containerized cargo from Buenos Aires to Asunción, was intercepted by a group of unknown assailants. During a routine patrol, watchman Matías David Piñánez Servín observed several intruders on board. Upon being discovered, the intruders jumped into the water and escaped in a red and yellow boat that was moored to the ship on the starboard side. After a quick inspection, the crew confirmed that a motor pump and other minor items were missing. There were no injuries. The Argentine Naval Prefecture (PNA) in San Nicolás intervened immediately after the vessel reported the incident to the Traffic Control Center, Prefecture personnel patrolled the area, although no trace of the boat used by the perpetrators was found. An inspection was subsequently conducted aboard the 'Rosa', and a legal case was opened under the supervision of federal prosecutor Gustavo Parigini, who ordered statements to be taken from the crew.

The 'Vivit Arabia LNG' was boarded by two perpetrators, while moored at the Batangas Anchorage, in pos. 13° 45.76 N 120° 59.015 E, on Sep 23, 2025, at 10.30 p.m. The intruders stole ship's stores.

The 'Athens Spirit', while being moored at the Balongan Anchorage in pos. 6° 12.9' S 108° 27.7' E, was boarded by three perpetrators on Sep 17, 2025, at 12.45 a.m. Some stores were stolen from the ship. No injuries were reported among the tanker's crew.