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DFA: 83 Filipinos were captured by pirates

Manila : Philippines | Jul 05, 2010 at 10:00 PM PDT

By Earl Cebedo

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Because of the latest incident of hijacking in the Red Sea, it had reached eighty-three (83) Filipino crews who were captured today by Somali pirates.

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) knew the identified eighteen (18) Filipino crews who were included in a chemical tanker hijacking.

A Filipinio naval liason officer who was designated in Manama, Bahrain directly communicated to the shipping line MT Motivator.

Before this, the EU anti-piracy task force confirmed that the MT Motivator was attacked by pirates and showered bullets in the north portion of Bab-Al-Mandeb area.

"After notification of this attack, attempts were made to make contact with the Motivator but to no avail. The hijack was confirmed early on 5 July," EU NAVFOR said.

The ship was loaded with almost 13,065 tons of lubricating oil.

Today, the authorities are making steps to ensure the safety of the crew.

Earl Cebedo is based in Cagayan de Oro, Northern Mindanao, Philippines, and is an Anchor for Allvoices.

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