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Asia Braces For 20 Cyclones In 2021
Kanupriya Kapoor/Reuters June 5, 2021 https://gcaptain.com/asia-cyclones-2021/

Half of the roughly 20 tropical cyclones expected to form in the western Pacific Ocean through September this year are predicted to hit land in east Asian nations, forecasters said on Friday, making for a season that is busier than usual.

When COVID invades a ship: Filipino captain tells ordeal of infection while at sea
Richa Noriega June 6, 2021 https://mb.com.ph/2021/06/06/when-covid-invades-a-ship-filipino-captain-...

(Photo courtesy of the Department of Transportation)
“It was heart-breaking seeing my two officers gasping for breath.”

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