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Ship Cited in Beirut Blast Hasn’t Sailed in 7 Years. We Found It.
Christoph Koettl 7 Aug 2020 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/07/world/middleeast/lebanon-explosion-sh...

Port of Beirut explosion forces diversion of vessels
08/08/2020 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/port-of-beirut-explosion-forces-div...

Time seems to have stopped at the Port of Beirut. The Beirut Container Terminal Consortium (BCTC) vessel schedule has not been updated since Tuesday’s massive explosion obliterated Lebanon’s principal port.

‘Held hostage’: Cruise employees were stuck on a ship and forced to work without pay, lawsuit says
Teo Armus August 6, 2020

When cruises were first told to anchor in March as the coronavirus pandemic hit, the Bahamas Paradise line presented Dragan Janicijevic and other crew members with a choice, he said: Agree to stay on their docked ship without pay, or never work for the company again.

Marina issues new guidelines for cruise ships, cargo vessels & seafarers
Lorenz S. Marasigan August 6, 2020 https://businessmirror.com.ph/2020/08/06/marina-issues-new-guidelines-fo...

The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) has issued guidelines for passenger and cargo ship operations as well as for seafarers, as some parts of the country were recently reverted back to the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ).

Kitack Lim discusses the crew change crisis
Splash August 6, 2020 https://splash247.com/kitack-lim-discusses-the-crew-change-crisis/

Euronav: Crew change crunch is shipping’s ‘largest ever humanitarian and logistical crisis’
Sam Chambers August 6, 2020 https://splash247.com/euronav-crew-change-crunch-is-shippings-largest-ev...

Belgian tanker giant Euronav announced its interim results today, and spent plenty of time discussing the crew change crunch.

Captain astonished that his ship delivered Beirut explosive
Associated Press / August 07, 2020 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1318020/captain-astonished-that-his-ship-d...

Blame for Beirut Explosion Begins With a Leaky, Troubled Ship
Declan Walsh and Andrew Higgins Aug. 6, 2020 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/05/world/middleeast/beirut-explosion-shi...

A general view of the destroyed port a day after a massive explosion rocked Beirut, Lebanon. Photo: EPA/Wael Hamzeh

Death Toll Rises In Beirut Blast Linked To Seized Russian-Owned Ship
August 06, 2020 https://www.rferl.org/a/reports-link-beirut-s-devastating-blast-to-russi...

The death toll from a massive explosion that ripped across Beirut has climbed to 137 as investigators searched the wreckage of the port of the Lebanese capital for clues to the cause of the blast.

Two Filipinos dead, one missing in Beirut blast that killed dozens
CNN Philippines Staff Aug 5, 2020 https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/8/5/Beirut-Lebanon-blast-Filipi...

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 5) — wo Filipinos were killed and more than 20 were injured in a massive explosion that ripped through Lebanon's capital Beirut, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday.