Filipino sailors who risk their lives to keep global economy going

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Less than a month after the sinking of the MV Gulf Livestock 1, who in the world mourns Captain Dante Addug and his 38 fellow Filipino crew members, lost when their ship sank off the coast of Japan during Typhoon Maysak?

Their families, certainly. Captain Addug, who was 34, had five children under six years of age. The staff and management of the Dubai-based Gulf Navigation, the ship's operators, have also been hit hard by the human cost of the tragedy.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on September 23, 2020, with the headline Filipino sailors who risk their lives to keep global economy going. Subscribe