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Maritime professionals: What makes them?
Atty. Brenda V. Pimentel August 11, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/08/11/business/maritime/maritime-profes...

Maritime professionals refer to those who work on merchant ships and more specifically to those who take on the higher level of responsibility on board.

Disregarding the fit-to-work certification by company doctors
Atty. Dennis Gorecho August 10, 2021 https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/08/10/disregarding-the-fit-to-work-ce...

A fit-to-work certification by the company doctor can be set aside by the courts since the inherent merit of the case will still be weighed and duly considered.

Covid-19: ‘Heart-breaking and legally wrong’ say seafarers trapped overseas
Matthew Scott AUGUST 10, 2021 https://www.newsroom.co.nz/heart-breaking-and-legally-wrong-say-seafarer...

Ship workers left at sea by the MIQ booking system say the Government is breaking an international agreement

The Government has abandoned ship, according to New Zealand seafarers working across the world.

Seafarers are the scapegoats for safety snafus
Richard Clayton 09 Aug 2021

Every accident and incident at sea seems to be the fault of a seafarer failing to do their duty. Why? There are plenty of examples of management and leadership errors not brought into the spotlight

16 Chinese crew members on stranded cargo ship test positive
Wang Qingchu 2021-08-10 https://www.shine.cn/news/nation/2108103366/

The crew of cargo ship Grand Progress issue a call for help after 13 of them developed fever symptoms.

SatComms in The Cargo Ship Industry: How Can It Improve Efficiency And Connectivity?
09/08/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/satcomms-in-the-cargo-ship-industry...

Germany: River container ship sinks after collision
Alex Berry 08.08.2021 https://www.dw.com/en/germany-river-container-ship-sinks-after-collision...

German police have closed a river to traffic after a Dutch ship sank and began to leak a dangerous fluid into the water. The authorities were trying to prevent it from spreading downstream.

Dozens of cargo ship crew in Batangas test positive for COVID-19
Aug 10, 2021 https://www.rappler.com/nation/cargo-ship-crew-test-positive-covid-19-ba...

Most of them are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms. They are quarantined aboard the vessel, which is anchored at Bauan Bay.

Pangasinan logs first Delta variant case
Jerick James Pasiliao August 9, 2021 https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1149813

NATIVIDAD, Pangasinan – A returning overseas Filipino worker (OFW) here has contracted the more infectious coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) Delta variant, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) confirmed on Monday.

In a radio interview, PHO chief Dr. Anna Ma. Teresa de Guzman said the patient is a seafarer who arrived in the country on July 13.

Livestock carrier meets fiery end off Spain
Sam Chambers August 9, 2021 https://splash247.com/livestock-carrier-meets-fiery-end-off-spain/

An infamous livestock carrier has met a fiery end off Spain. The Togo-flagged Elbeik caught fire off Tarragona port on Friday afternoon.