Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 21)— Thirteen Filipino seafarers who have been stranded in China for over a year are finally coming home on Thursday.
In a statement on Wednesday, the Magsaysay Maritime Corporation (MMC) announced that the Filipino crew of bulk carrier MV Angelic Power will be repatriated on July 22.
“Official disembarkation proceedings and health-screening protocols are underway,” MMC said.
In June, the seafarers made a desperate cry for help after being stuck in South China for about 17 months already. Restrictions brought by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as legal issues hounding their company delayed their return home, a crew member told CNN Philippines at the time.
MMC meanwhile thanked government agencies — including the Foreign Affairs and Labor Departments — for ensuring the safe return of the seafarers.
It added that the crew, upon return to Manila, will undergo the necessary COVID-19 health protocols as mandated by the government.
CNN Philippines Correspondent Tristan Nodalo contributed to this report.
LOOK: Magsaysay Maritime Corporation announces that the 13 Filipino seafarers stranded in China for more than 17 months are finally going home.
Repatriation for the stranded seafarers is set on July 22 | @TristanNodalo pic.twitter.com/NsjsKD0FrK
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The Magsaysay Maritime Corporation says they have engaged lawyers to represent the 13 Filipino seafarers who've been stranded in China for 17 months now.
The seafarers are also appealing for government help.@TristanNodalo files this report https://t.co/sDo55hwVGt pic.twitter.com/GLhZjKKFNe
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