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Striking seamen in Greece temporarily disrupt ferry services
June 3, 2021 https://apnews.com/article/europe-greece-business-526f522b97a1c5033256b7...

Lifeboat crew rush to help man with breathing difficulties on cargo ship
Alexa Fox 5th June 2021 https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/19351972.lifeboat-crew-rush-help-...

A HARTLEPOOL RNLI crew were sent to the aid of a man suffering with breathing difficulties on a 5,000 ton cargo ship moored off the North-East coast.

First post-COVID cruise ship leaves Venice amid protest
Reuters / June 06, 2021 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1442198/first-post-covid-cruise-ship-leave...

VENICE – The first cruise ship to leave Venice since coronavirus restrictions were eased set sail on Saturday, but some local residents protested over the return to normal, unhappy about the passage of giant liners through the historic lagoon city.

Pirates abduct Pinoy, 4 Koreans
AFP June 04, 2021 https://manilastandard.net/news/pinoy-abroad/356232/pirates-abduct-pinoy...

Your climate change goals may have a maritime shipping problem
3 Jun, 2021 https://www.spglobal.com/esg/insights/your-climate-change-goals-may-have...

Taiwan port accident: Cargo ship hits container crane, crashing it to ground
5 Jun, 2021 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/taiwan-port-accident-cargo-ship-hits-co...

A large cargo ship hit a tall overhead crane in a Taiwanese port on Thursday, sending it smashing into another crane and then into a pile of shipping containers.

One worker at the port was sent to a hospital for a cut on his arm.

Protest blocks Israeli cargo ship at Port of Oakland in support for Palestinians
Amy Hollyfield, June 5, 2021 https://abc7news.com/palestine-pro-palestinian-protest-port-of-oakland-p...

"It's incumbent on all of us as taxpayers to demand more and to stop U.S. aid to Israel as long as the violence continues."

87% of seafarers still to receive a first vaccine according to initial results of BMA mental health survey
03/06/2021

Brazil requires foreign seafarers to quarantine to contain new Covid variants
Kim Biggar June 3, 2021 https://splash247.com/brazil-requires-foreign-seafarers-to-quarantine-to...

Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency, Anvisa, recommended to the government last week that foreign seafarers entering the country lose their exemption from quarantine requirements in order to contain Covid-19 at entry points.

Maritime Cyber Awareness for Seafarers: A new online course from The Nautical Institute
04/06/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/maritime-cyber-awareness-for-seafar...

The Nautical Institute has introduced a new online course – Maritime Cyber Awareness for Seafarers – powered by HudsonCyber. The course will help crew members identify and report cyber risks, as defined in the company’s SMS, policies and procedures.