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Lawmakers push for more reforms to prevent sexual assault at sea
Blake Ellis and Melanie Hicken, March 1, 2022 https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/01/politics/merchant-marine-academy-usmm...

(CNN)A bill introduced this week takes aim at sexual assault and harassment at sea, seeking to better protect and support students at the US Merchant Marine Academy and others working in the maritime industry.

Hong Kong Prosecuting Captain for Providing False COVID Declaration
Mar 1, 2022 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/hong-kong-prosecuting-captain...

IMO Sec-Gen appeals for safety of seafarers
CIH March 2, 2022 https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/03/02/business/maritime/imo-sec-gen-app...

ON the fourth day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the international shipping community expressed serious concerns about the war's impact on global shipping, especially on the safety of thousands of seafarers

UN bodies unite to reiterate crew change protocols
Sam Chambers March 1, 2022 https://splash247.com/un-bodies-unite-to-reiterate-crew-change-protocols/

Four United Nations’ organisations have called for continued global collaboration to address the crew change crisis.

WATCH: Filipino seaman’s video of missile landing on Ukraine
Jun Aguirre Mar 1, 2022 https://www.rappler.com/nation/filipino-seaman-catches-missile-landing-u...

Seeing through the smiles of seafarers
Yashika F. Torib March 2, 2022 https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/03/02/business/maritime/seeing-through-...

STRONG. Stable. Cheerful. These are the typical images associated by the public with Filipino seafarers. Many believe that their happy disposition and physical strength at work are such that they could simply laugh off the rigors at sea and endure some more.

Seafarers under increased threat as two bulk carriers are detained by Russian forces
Sam Chambers February 28, 2022 https://splash247.com/seafarers-under-increased-threat-as-two-bulk-carri...

Concern is growing for the wellbeing of thousands of seafarers, both at sea and ashore, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine takes its toll on merchant shipping.

United Nations bodies call for further action to end seafarer crisis
28 February 2022 https://unctad.org/news/united-nations-bodies-call-further-action-end-se...

© Igor Kardasov | Most of the world's 1.9 million seafarers are from developing countries.

Fisheries agency unveils 2 Filipino-made ships to help improve fish catch
Yolanda Sotelo - March 01, 2022 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1561558/fisheries-agency-unveils-2-filipin...

Missile hits another vessel with Filipino crew at Black Sea; 1 hurt – DFA
Christia Marie Ramos February 28, 2022 https://globalnation.inquirer.net/202675/missile-hits-another-vessel-wit...

MANILA, Philippines — Another vessel with 21 Filipino seafarers on board was hit by a missile strike in the Black Sea off Ukraine’s port city of Odessa, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday.