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Bosun died on board in tragic accident, in stormy Arctic waters
Mikhail Voytenko January 2, 2022 https://www.maritimebulletin.net/2022/01/02/bosun-died-on-board-in-tragi...

Yemeni Houthis hijack UAE-flagged cargo ship - Al Arabiya
Reuters https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yemeni-houthis-hijack-uae-flag...

DUBAI, Jan 3 (Reuters) - The Houthi movement that controls most of northern Yemen has hijacked a United Arab Emirates-flagged cargo vessel off the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah, the Saudi-led coalition said on Monday, according to the TV channel Al Arabiya.

Chinese Seaports Report Big Gains Despite COVID Disruption
Dec 31, 2021 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/chinese-seaports-report-big-g...

The trade boom of 2021 has been kind to seaports in China, which are reporting significant average growth, particularly in the container segment.

Omicron VS the seafarer
31/12/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/omicron-vs-the-seafarer/

2019 December sounds so long ago! Yes, that was the time we heard about the COVID virus, and which many of us naively believed to be a hype by the media, and the ensuing impact it was having on the general populace in the world, as well as travel between countries.

Addressing Seafarers’ Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Homeland Security Today December 31, 2021 https://www.hstoday.us/subject-matter-areas/maritime-security/addressing...

The Assembly also adopted an updated resolution on prevention and suppression of piracy and armed robbery.

Cargo ship delivers ice-coated cars to Russia
29 Dec 2021 https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2021/1229/1269089-frozen-cars-ship/

When the ship arrived at Vladivostok, the vehicles has to be hoisted off the deck by a crane
Dozens of cars were delivered to the Russian port of Vladivostok caked in ice from several centimetres to half a metre.

See what merchant mariners eat while spending months at sea on a container ship
Grace Kay Dec 30, 2021 https://www.businessinsider.com/see-what-merdhant-marines-eat-while-on-a...

Captain and first officer of the Wakashio sentenced
Sam Chambers December 28, 2021 https://splash247.com/captain-and-first-officer-of-the-wakashio-sentenced/

The captain and first officer of the Wakashio bulk carrier which smashed into a coral reef off Mauritius, unleashing the Indian Ocean archipelago’s worst environmental disaster, will be released imminently after their 20-month sentence was commuted yesterday.

Grounded barge in Pangasinan caused by bad weather, PCG says
December 30, 2021 https://www.philstar.com/nation/2021/12/30/2150940/grounded-barge-pangas...

MANILA, Philippines — The barge that ran aground in Pangasinan came from a tugboat sailing under the flag of Singapore, the Philippine Coast Guard said Thursday.

MOL donates $60,000 for victims of Typhoon Odette
Genivi Verdejo December 29, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/12/29/business/maritime/mol-donates-600...