Bello: Gov’t to aid survivors, kin of missing crew of sunken ship in Japan
Bello said the government is extending all necessary assistance to the Filipino crewmen, saying they have been coordinating with the families.
“We are in touch with the next of kin of the crew and we are providing them all the help we can give, including the latest information on the search and rescue operation for our kababayans being done by Japanese authorities,” Bello said. The secretary identified the second survivor of the capsized Gulf Livestock 1 as Jay-Nel Rosales, 30, from Cebu. Rosales, a deck crew, was rescued by patrol boat Kaimon.
Rosales, who was taken to the Kagoshima-ken Kenritsu Ooshima Hospital for a complete medical check up, was already able to talk with his family in Cebu, Bello said.
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