Ship owner asks until weekend to pay the seamen “Wala pong problema sa pagkain. Makaka-survive kami gamit ang bigas na binigay ng Filipino Community at sa pamamagitan ng pangingisda tuwing gabi,” said one of the seamen.
Different Thai agencies commit to help Pinoy seafarers, gov in custody of the ship The Thai government is doing everything to help the Filipino seafarers, said Ms. Apinya Tajit, Deputy Director of Stella Maris and contact person of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) in Thailand.
Filipinos in Thailand unite to help stranded Pinoy seafarers On Sunday, 10 Filipinos went to Koh Si Chang to bring food supplies and other goods.
Help sought for 16 Filipino seafarers stranded in Koh Si Chang After more than a month of living aboard the stranded ship, some of the Pinoy seamen have become sick and in need of medical attention. Their food supplies have also run out.
16 Filipino seafarers stranded in Thailand ask for help The seafarers haven’t been paid for four months and that the company refused to pay them.