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Fire on board of cargo ship, Almeria, Spain
STEPAN KOTCHERGA May 25, 2020 http://www.maritimebulletin.net/2020/05/25/fire-on-board-of-cargo-ship-a...

How gay seafarer Dyosa Makinista proved she's 'queen of the seas'
Don Kevin Hapal June 25, 2019 https://www.rappler.com/move-ph/233829-dyosa-makinista-gay-seafarer-pride

Confronting the new normal in seafaring
Ron Bridget T. Vilog May 02, 2020 https://www.rappler.com/move-ph/ispeak/259609-opinion-confronting-new-no...

Royal Caribbean’s Filipino crew members ask court to order cruise line to send them home
Taylor Dolven May 22, 2020 https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism-cruises/article2429272...

Filipino crew members on Royal Caribbean Cruises’ Celebrity ships are asking a federal judge to order the company to send them home immediately.

Sorry plight of Indian seafarers: Neither are they able to sail, nor return home
25/05/2020 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/sorry-plight-of-indian-seafarers-ne...

Ship-management company, Synergy Marine Group, has been waiting in vain since May 12 for government permission to land a chartered flight in Mumbai to bring back 22 Indian seafarers from Denmark.

Explosion rocks chemical tanker on Yangtze River
Jason Jiang May 22nd, 2020 https://splash247.com/explosion-rocks-chemical-tanker-on-yangtze-river/

An explosion damaged the 2018-built chemical tanker Qiu Feng 6 on Wednesday and injured two crew members.

The incident occurred when the vessel was sailing near Wuhu on the Yangtze River. A video of the incident shows the crew possibly washing the tank when the explosion happened.

COVID-19 – Singapore MPA relaxes crew change procedures for cargo ships
25/05/2020 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/covid-19-singapore-mpa-relaxes-crew...

The Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore recognises the critical role that seafarers play in global seaborne trade, as well as the importance of crew change to safeguard the health and safety of seafarers.

Cargo ship APL England loses at least 40 containers in heavy seas off NSW coast on Sunday
Max McKinney May 24 2020 https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/6767720/cargo-ship-loses-at-lea...

LESS than a month after 63 containers were retrieved from the ocean floor off the Hunter coast, another ship has lost at least 40 containers in heavy seas off NSW.

Crew Member Dies on Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady
Jim Walker May 22, 2020 https://www.cruiselawnews.com/2020/05/articles/disease/crew-member-dies-...

A Filipino crew member died on the Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady, according to several crew members who wish to remian anonymous. His colleagues on the ship stated that he may have intentionaly ended his life.

Abandoned tanker safe at port
Genivi Factao May 20, 2020 https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/05/20/business/maritime-business/abando...

Members of the PCG Auxiliary who brought provisions to the crew. They are shown with officers of MV Celanova. PHOTO FROM PCG