Families of Western Visayan seafarers working in a China-bound cargo ship that sank in the stormy waters of Japan on Sept. 2 remain hopeful they would be found alive. The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) said 10 of the Panamanian-flagged vessel Gulf Livestock 1’s 39 Filipino crewmembers were from Region 6. The others were New Zealanders (two), Australian (one) and Singaporean (one). Of these 10 Western Visayan seamen, eight were from Iloilo province, one from Iloilo City and one from Bacolod City.

Sornito, I. (2020, September 7). Tragedy at sea: Missing WV seafarers dead or alive?. Panay News, pp. 1, 14.