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Bulk carrier sank seven days after attack

The 'Tutor' with its cargo of 80000 tons coal on board and the body of a Pinoy crew member trapped in the flooded engine room, appeared to have sunk on June 18, about seven days after it was struck in the stern by an unmanned surface vessel in the Red Sea. Military authorities reported seeing debris and oil in the last known location of the ship in pos. 14’19’ N 041’14’ E.The sinking marked the second commercial vessel sunk by the Houthis since the Iranian-backed terrorist group began attacking merchant ships in November 2023 in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. The sinking follows the loss of the 'Rubymar' in the Southern Red Sea. Reports with photo and videos: https://splash247.com/new-houthi-tactics-put-seafarers-on-edge/ https://heraldodemexico.com.mx/mundo/2024/6/19/momento-exacto-en-que-terroristas-atacan-un-barco-en-mar-rojo-video-613873.html https://x.com/sentdefender/status/1802523101806186762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1802523101806186762%7Ctwgr%5E5edc19c58281da725c7f68b1c2e9119cf58076e9%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmaritime-executive.com%2Farticle%2Fbulker-tutor-sinks-becoming-second-vessel-lost-from-houthi-attacks https://gcaptain.com/m-v-tutor-sinks-after-houthi-attack-in-red-sea/

Bulk carrier abandoned and adrift

The 'Tutor' which was hit by a surface drone and a missile in the Red Sea, was drifting downwind abandoned by its crew and slowly taking on water on June 14 near the last reported pos. 14°20'00" N 041°56'00" E.". The 21 surviving Pinoys were rescued by by Helicopters from the Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 74 and transfered onto the USS 'Philippine Sea (CG 58)' and then to the USS 'Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)' for medical evaluation before transporting them ashore for further treatment. The rescue took place between 10:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. One crew member was seriously injured in the attack, while another crew member was still missing. It was feared that the missing crew member, who comes from the Philippines, was trapped in the flooded engine room. The fire on board that arose as a result of the attack has been extinguished, but the damage is so great that the ship cannot be maneuvered and the crew has not returned. The Tsavliris Salvage Group has been hired to salvage the 'Tutor'. The company has two tugs on their way to the position, but the first of them will not arrive until June 17. REport with photos: https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/two-bulkers-in-danger-of-sinking-after-houthi-attacks

Rescued Pinoys back home

The 21 Filipino crew members of the 'Tutor' arrived safely in the Philippines on June 17 at around noon. They had left Bahrain, where they were ferried by a rescue United States Navy Ship on June 16. Before boarding the Gulf Air flight GF154, the Philippine Ambassador to Bahrain Anne Jalando-on Louis, MWO - Bahrain Officer-in-Charge Celia Cabadonga and welfare officer Dr. Amelito Adel Cruz gave them a briefing and financial assistance of 192 Bahraini dinars (about PHP30,000). At the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in Pasay City, they were met by Secretaries Hans Cacdac of Migrant Workers and Ted Herbosa of Health, and Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre, also the House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs chair. The castaways will receive PHP230,000 each in immediate financial assistance from the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), House of Representatives-Office of the Speaker, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration and Department of Social Welfare and Development. DMW officials accompanied the family of the missing seafarer to the office of the manning agency. Report with photo: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1227075