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8 dead as RoRo vessel bound for Jolo sinks off Basilan
Leah Agonoy -January 26, 2026 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2173118/8-dead-as-roro-vessel-bound-for-jo...(direct)&utm_medium=gallery

Boost in seafarer education funding urged
Jonas Reyes 26 Jan 2026 https://tribune.net.ph/2026/01/25/boost-in-seafarer-education-funding-urged

PCG receives 15 survivors of capsized ship near Scarborough
Jodesz Gavilan Jan 25, 2026 https://www.rappler.com/philippines/coast-guard-receives-survivors-capsi...

The Chinese Coast Guard also turns over the bodies of the two deceased crew members of MV Devon Bay, while search and rescue operations continue for the missing four

CAPSIZED PH VESSEL’S CREW MEMBERS: China Coast Guard turns over 2 dead crew, 15 survivors to PH Coast Guard
Philippine News Agency January 26,2026 https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/691423/china-coast-guard-turns-over-2...

‘Nothing short of a disgrace’: Seafarer abandonments hit new record
Paul Peachey 23 January 2026
More than 6,000 seafarers were left stranded in 2025 without pay or the prospect of returning home

Two dead, four missing after bulker sinks in South China Sea
Adis Ajdin January 23, 2026 https://splash247.com/two-dead-four-missing-after-bulker-sinks-in-south-...

The seafarer demographic delusion
January 23, 2026 https://splash247.com/the-seafarer-demographic-delusion/

Steven Jones, founder of the Seafarers Happiness Index, on shipping’s failure to nurture a new generation of crews.

Indian seafarers are most abandoned in the world again
Naomi Canton / TNN / Jan 23, 2026

LONDON: Indian seafarers are the most abandoned in the world for the third year running.

A total of 1,125 Indian seafarers were abandoned on ships in 2025 out of a total of 6,223 seafarers abandoned across 410 ships worldwide, making 2025 the worst year on record for seafarer abandonment.

Seafarer Abandonment Hit Record High in 2025, Affecting Over 6,200 Crew
January 23, 2026 https://www.indexbox.io/blog/seafarer-abandonment-hit-record-high-in-202...

Resolution of conflicting doctors’ assessments on a seafarer’s fitness to work
DEAR PAO Persida Acosta January 18, 2026 https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/01/18/legal-advice/resolution-of-confli...

Dear PAO,