THE Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) announced on Saturday the return of seven Filipino seafarers who were part of the crew of the sunken MSC Elsa 3. The container vessel, flying the flag of Liberia, capsized and sank on May 25. In a post on its Facebook page, OWWA said the seven mariners arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 on board Etihad Airways Flight EY 446 from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Friday. Representatives from the OWWA and the Department of Migrant Workers provided assistance to the seamen. Six of their colleagues already returned home on Thursday night via Qatar Airways Flight QR 928 from Doha, Qatar. A total of 13 Filipino crew members of the sunken vessel have already returned to the country, the OWWA said. All 24 crew members of MSC Elsa 3 were rescued. In a related development, 70 overseas Filipino workers returned home from Kuwait on two different flights, the OWWA said. ”As part of the standard repatriation process, they will undergo a medical checkup and will be provided with appropriate airport assistance, including immigration facilitation, financial assistance and transport assistance to ensure their safe return to their families. They will also be given temporary accommodation while arrangements are being made for their return to their respective provinces,” the OWWA said.