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Filipino seafarer missing at sea from ship bound for Canada
INQUIRER.NET U.S. Bureau / July 25, 2022 https://usa.inquirer.net/106144/filipino-seafarer-missing-at-sea-from-sh...

A Filipino seafarer has been declared missing in the high seas from a ship that sailed from South Korea bound for Canada.

Why 2022 is on course to be the worst year for crew abandonment
Richard Meade 21 Jul 2022 https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1141674/Why-2022-i...

AMSA bans Liberia-flagged tanker
Ian Ackerman | 25th July, 2022 https://www.thedcn.com.au/news/bulk-trades-shipping/amsa-bans-liberia-fl...

THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority on Saturday (23 July) banned the Liberian-flagged oil tanker AG Neptune from Australian ports for six months.

AMSA inspected the ship in the Port of Gladstone on 17 June 2022 after receiving a complaint regarding the underpayment of seafarers and welfare issues.

Seafarers on edge as monkeypox declared a global public health emergency
Sam Chambers July 25, 2022 https://splash247.com/seafarers-on-edge-as-monkey-declared-a-global-publ...

Tanker banned over $120k unpaid wages
Cassandra Morgan, AAP Jul 23, 2022 https://www.crikey.com.au/2022/07/23/tanker-banned-over-120k-unpaid-wages/

Crew members on the AG Neptune tanker were collectively owed about $123,000, and didn't have access to appropriate food and water, authorities say.

An oil tanker has been banned from Australian ports for six months, after authorities discovered crew were owed more than $120,000 in wages.

IMO-Astig, NYK seafarers, YWCA-FFPI give back to communities
July 23, 2022 https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1935765/davao/feature/imo-astig-nyk-s...

As the country gears toward face-to-face learning modality, some areas, particularly in the far-flung barangays of Davao City, are not yet ready to go back to this setup.

Inmarsat addresses rising cyber risks in latest report
21 July 2022 https://www.thedigitalship.com/news/maritime-satellite-communications/it...

Inmarsat has warned that while the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 2021 cyber risk management code provides a framework for cyber resilience, there is more to combating attacks than compliance alone.

POEA report: Another Pinoy seafarer gone missing at sea
Malou Talosig-Bartolome July 22, 2022 https://businessmirror.com.ph/2022/07/22/poea-report-another-pinoy-seafa...

Another Filipino seafarer is declared missing while on board his ship in the high seas, reports reaching the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said.

The missing Filipino seafarer was identified as Kristoferry Mantilla, a crew member of the M/V Navios Phoenix.

The Seafarers’ Charity Announces Maritime Safety Week Competition Winners
22/07/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/the-seafarers-charity-announces-mar...

A competition launched by The Seafarers’ Charity to mark Maritime Safety Week (4-8 July), invited everyone who works at sea to practice and improve their crew muster safety drill.

Singapore Strait tops list for armed robberies against ships
Megawati Wijaya 21 Jul 2022

Asia saw an 11% increase in armed robbery against ships in the first six months of 2022, according to a monitoring group

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