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Crumbs of comfort for crew
January 29, 2021 https://splash247.com/crumbs-of-comfort-for-crew/

Steven Jones, the founder of the Seafarers Happiness Index, on some of the improvements seen on life at sea during pandemic.

Over 350k OFWs repatriated amid COVID-19 pandemic — DFA
MA. ANGELICA GARCIA January 28, 2021 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoyabroad/news/773678/over-350k-ofws-r...

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday said more than 350,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have so far been repatriated amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

House panel passes resolution backing creation of body to probe incidents involving seafarers
Gillian M. Cortez January 28, 2021 https://www.bworldonline.com/house-panel-passes-resolution-backing-creat...

A HOUSE of Representatives committee approved Thursday a resolution calling for the creation of a maritime search and rescue task force to help deal with worldwide incidents involving Filipino seafarers.

‘Human life means nothing for them’: China shipping crisis deepens
Nick Bonyhady and Eryk Bagshaw January 29, 2021 https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/human-life-means-nothing-for-the...

Sailors stuck off the Chinese coast are complaining of callous treatment by local authorities, with some denied medical care for hours and even days despite symptoms including a broken hand and claims another sailor vomited blood.

Seafarer killed in horrific piracy attack: Governments urged to act, or risk more deaths
Baibhav Mishra - January 29, 2021 https://seanews.co.uk/news/seafarer-killed-in-horrific-piracy-attack-gov...

irates in the Gulf of Guinea killed a seafarer and took another 15 seafarers hostage in an attack on Saturday.

Many Seafarers Are Stranded Aboard Ships Because Of The Coronavirus
Jackie Northam January 28, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has trapped hundreds of thousands of seafarers aboard cargo ships, unable to get off or switch crews due to fears of spreading the infection.

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Here's something you might not know - at any given time, there are more than 1.4 million seafarers traveling the world's waterways. These are the people working on oil tankers and cargo ships. Now, many of them are stranded. NPR's Jackie Northam explains.

34 seafarers rescued from an abandoned Korean fishing vessel damaged by fire
Richa Noriega January 28, 2021 https://mb.com.ph/2021/01/28/34-seafarers-rescued-from-an-abandoned-kore...

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued 34 seafarers from a Korean fishing vessel that was abandoned after it was damaged by a fire inside its engine room in the waters off Panganiban, Catanduanes on Wednesday.

PH gov't urged to put seafarers on COVID vaccine priority list
Jan 27 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r7wu8WfzDY&feature=emb_logo

Report Shows Seafarers "Losing Faith" After a Year of COVID Crisis
01-26-2021 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/report-shows-seafarers-losing...

China Reaches Out to Indonesia, Seeks Details of Detained Ship Crews
REUTERS 27 January 2021 https://en.tempo.co/read/1427271/china-reaches-out-to-indonesia-seeks-de...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - China stated on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, that the country was seeking details about 25 of its nationals who were among the 61 crews on two supertankers seized by Indonesia under suspicion of illegally transferring oil.