Twenty-one Filipino seafarers rescued from a merchant vessel hit by Houthis landed safely in Manila via a Gulf Air flight from Bahrain International Airport, as their captain vowed to return to the seas.
They were assigned to the Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned bulk cargo carrier MV Tutor that was struck by an Iran-backed Houthi unmanned surface vehicle (USV) while sailing in the international waters of the Southern Red Sea last Wednesday .