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MARINA employees criticize appointments
July 3, 2022 https://manilastandard.net/business/biz-plus/314240905/marina-employees-...

Employees of the Maritime Industry Authority criticized the alleged illegal appointments of officers-in-charge (OICs) made by former MARINA administrator Robert Empedrad, saying they were non-compliant with the guidelines set by Malacañang.

Chinese Vessel Snapped In Two By Typhoon Chaba, A Dozen Bodies Retrieved
Reuters July 4, 2022 https://gcaptain.com/chinese-vessel-snapped-in-two-by-typhoon-chaba-a-do...

BEIJING, July 4 (Reuters) – Chinese search and rescue officials pulled 12 bodies on Monday from waters southwest of Hong Kong after an engineering vessel snapped in two as tropical storm Chaba passed through, state television said.

Storms leave 21 people stranded on cargo ship off Sydney
4 July 2022 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-04/twenty-one-people-stranded-on-car...

A rescue operation is underway to try and retrieve 21 crew stranded on a cargo ship that had been drifting towards rocks amid wild seas near Sydney.

New Data Reveals the 3,623 Seafarers Stuck at Sea
Jul 3, 2022 https://maritime-executive.com/corporate/new-data-reveals-the-3-623-seaf...

As at the end of May 2022, 247 vessels remain abandoned at multiple locations around the world – along with 3,623 seafarers cast adrift, unable to return home – with some of their cases open for more than a decade.

What’s new with SOLAS 2024?
04/07/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/whats-new-with-solas-2024/

A set of amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and the associated Codes enter into force on 1 January 2024. This statutory news highlights the changes that have been adopted for the 2024 update of SOLAS and its associated Codes.

Relevant for ship owners and managers, design offices, shipyards, suppliers and flag states.

Turkey Detains Russian Cargo Ship Amid Ukraine's Stolen Grain Claims
Xander Landen 7/3/22 https://www.newsweek.com/turkey-detains-russian-cargo-ship-amid-ukraines...

Turkish customs authorities have detained a Russian cargo ship carrying grain that Ukraine alleges has been stolen.

Reuters reported Sunday that Ukraine had asked Turkey to detain the vessel, which is called Zhibek Zholy.

Cargo ship runs aground in Zambales; 22 of 24 crewmates rescued
Martin Sadongdong July 3, 2022 https://mb.com.ph/2022/07/03/cargo-ship-runs-aground-in-bajo-de-masinloc...

A cargo ship carrying 24 crew members ran aground in Masinloc, Zambales on Saturday, July 2, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported.

Hong Kong rescuers search for crew of vessel that broke in half after being caught in typhoon
Jorge Engels, Yong Xiong and Ivana Kottasová, Jul 3, 2022 https://www.cnnphilippines.com/world/2022/7/3/Hong-Kong-rescue-crew-typh...

(CNN) -- A search for more than two dozen crew members whose ship broke in half and sank after being caught near the center of Typhoon Chaba was under way on Saturday, according to the Hong Kong search and rescue authorities.

Domestic ferry operators form industry group
Rainier Allan Ronda - July 3, 2022 https://www.philstar.com/business/2022/07/03/2192573/domestic-ferry-oper...

MANILA, Philippines — Local ferry operators have banded together into an industry group to better uphold the sector’s critical role in the further development of maritime transport in the Philippine archipelago.

Bulk Carrier Captain and Chief Mate Fined for Leaving Great Barrier Reef Shipping Lanes
Mike Schuler July 1, 2022 https://gcaptain.com/bulk-carrier-captain-and-chief-mate-fined-for-leavi...

The captain and chief mate of a bulk carrier have been fined after pleading guilty to steering the ship through a protected area of the Great Barrier Reef.