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Marina gets 30,000 doses of Moderna vaccine for seafarers
July 22, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/07/21/business/maritime/marina-gets-300...

The Inter-Agency Taskforce for Managing emerging Infectious Disease (IATF), through the intercession of Vaccine Czar Secretary Carlito Galvez and Sen. Christopher "Bong" Go, has allocated 30,000 doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine exclusively for seafarers.

Finally home - Angelic Power seafarers stranded for up to 17 months
Marcus Hand | Jul 23, 2021 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/ship-operations/finally-home-angelic-p...

Fifteen seafarers stranded onboard the bulker Angelic Power in Southern China have returned home after up to 17 months onboard the vessel.

13 seamen stranded in China back home
TINA G. SANTOS July 23, 2021 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1463250/13-seamen-stranded-in-china-back-home

Thirteen Filipino seafarers who were stranded since last year on board their ship in China are finally back home, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.

The seafarers arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Thursday morning via China Southern Airlines from Guangzhou.
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Philippines international seafarer deployment plummets 54% in 2020
Marcus Hand | Jul 22, 2021 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/ship-operations/philippines-internatio...

The Philippines status as the world’s largest supplier of seafarers to international shipping took a huge hit in 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic caused extended lockdowns and border closures, and the resulting crew change crisis.

Man stranded in sea for 49 hours is rescued after cargo ship sank off Liberia coast
22 July 2021 https://news.sky.com/story/man-stranded-in-sea-for-49-hours-is-rescued-a...

Maritime employers get thumbs up from shoreside staff for Covid response
Sam Chambers July 22, 2021 https://splash247.com/maritime-employers-get-thumbs-up-from-shoreside-st...

87% of respondents state they are either ready to move to a new role or are open to offers

Walking time bombs? 3 COVID-positive seafarers put Butuan City in a quandary
Zea Capistrano uly 21, 2021, https://mb.com.ph/2021/07/21/walking-time-bombs-3-covid-positive-seafare...

DAVAO CITY – The city government of Butuan is mulling to file complaints against those responsible for the docking of a vessel from Indonesia at the port of Masao where 12 of 20 crew members tested positive for the dreaded coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Seafarer’s hazardous life on board car carriers
Atty. Dennis Gorecho July 21, 2021 https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/07/21/seafarers-hazardous-life-on-boa...

While consumers enjoy driving their cars, transporting automobiles as cargoes on board vessels can have a toll on a seafarer’s health.

Seafarers and skewed vaccination priorities
Michael Grey | Jul 20, 2021 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/opinions-analysis/seafarers-and-skewed...

Seatrade Maritime News columnist Michael Grey mulls the differing rights of port workers, cruise ship, and merchant crews when it comes to Covid-19 vaccinations.

PH says 3 crew members of COVID-hit vessel disembarked before getting test results
Jul 21 2021 https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/21/21/covid-vessel-from-indonesia-disem...

MANILA (UPDATE) - Three crew members of a COVID-hit vessel from Indonesia disembarked in Butuan before getting their COVID-19 test results, an official said Wednesday.