Two Filipinos dead, 16 missing in ship sinking

Manila - Two Filipino sailors have died and 16 others
are missing after their cargo ship sank in waters
near Vietnam, the Philippine foreign department
said on Sunday.
The cargo vessel Bulk Jupiter went down on January
2 off the coast of Vung Tau City and so far, only one
Filipino crewman has been rescued alive, the
department said in a statement, without specifying
why the ship sank.
Vietnamese authorities are leading the rescue
operations and have recovered two bodies and are
still searching for the other 16 crew, the statement
said quoting the embassy in Hanoi.
About 10 percent of Filipinos work overseas - with
many working on cargo ships - attracted by the
higher salaries than they can earn at home. Their
remittances are a major pillar supporting the
country's economy.

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