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Germany Will Raise Cargo Ship Verity as Collision Investigation Proceeds
Nov 2, 2023 https://maritime-executive.com/article/germany-will-raise-cargo-ship-ver...

Seafarers Happiness Index suffers its longest decline
Sam Chambers November 2, 2023 https://splash247.com/seafarers-happiness-index-suffers-its-longest-decl...

Alarm for crew welfare as latest Seafarers Happiness Index report reveals further fall in Q3 2023
02/11/2023 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/alarm-for-crew-welfare-as-latest-se...

Israel-Hamas war rocket attacks are leading oil tankers to make unusual moves near ports
Lori Ann LaRocco Oct 30 2023 https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/30/israel-hamas-war-and-rocket-attacks-lead...

Oil tankers in the Red Sea are taking unusual actions amid the Israel-Hamas war, shutting off their global tracking transponders — called Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) — in an effort to traverse the waters undetected

Cargo vessel catches fire off Sorsogon
Cristina Chi November 2, 2023 https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/11/02/2308435/cargo-vessel-catches-...

Vessel runs aground off Romblon
Ed Amoroso, Evelyn Macairan - October 30, 2023 https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/10/30/2307559/vessel-runs-aground-r...

MANILA, Philippines — A cargo vessel loaded with five barrels of diesel and construction materials has run aground in the waters off Romblon on Saturday, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG).

Shipping industry could lose $10 billion a year battling climate change by 2050
Diana Olick Oct 30 2023 https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/30/climate-change-to-cost-shipping-industry...

Welcome to the shipping coalface

Everyone with a well-paid desk job in white-collar shipping services should be properly grateful to the workforce that keeps the industry moving

WE STILL don’t know their names or nationalities of four out of the five people that died after British-owned general cargoship Verity (IMO: 9229178) sank in the North Sea in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

But tabloid newspapers tell us that Docenito Paler Junior has been revealed by friends as among those who will not be coming back from the trip.

Manila Hearing Aid launches hearing wellness campaign for Filipino seafarers
October 29, 2023 https://www.manilastandard.net/home-living/314385048/manila-hearing-aid-...

Filipino seafarers, the lifeblood of the global maritime industry, are now urged to put their hearing wellness first, as prolonged exposure to high noise levels has now been linked to varying degrees of noise-induced hearing loss over time.

Crew member winched off cargo ship
October 31, 2023 https://www.2hd.com.au/2023/10/31/crew-member-winched-off-cargo-ship/

A crew member has been winched off a cargo ship about 100 nautical miles off Newcastle.

The Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service was called to retrieve the man yesterday afternoon who was suffering from a medical condition.

The man in his 30s was winched off the vessel by the critical care paramedic and flown to the John Hunter Hospital for treatment.