Takamatsu, Kagawa Pref. – A local office of the Japan Coast Guard said it has arrested the captain of a small vessel for negligence resulting in his ship hitting a reef and sinking in the Seto Inland Sea the previous day.
The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) has welcomed a move by Australia that it will be ending a temporary exemption for vessels that have had seafarers onboard for more than 11 months.
A cargo vessel and a ferry collided on the IJ in Amsterdam, causing four injuries. Two of them have been taken to the hospital. The incident happened around 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
The boss of the world's biggest cruise company has told the BBC new safety measures can help the $150bn (£113bn) a year industry to get going again.
The hugely profitable business has been brought to its knees by coronavirus after regulators around the world stopped ships from sailing to try and limit outbreaks.
Since 2017, our offices in the Middle East have been working, on a pro bono basis, with the charitable UK-based NGO, Human Rights at Sea, whose focus is on ending human rights abuse throughout the maritime environment.
