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Floating confinement: Why the Philippines is a magnet for idled cruise ships
May 23rd 2020

And why thousands of crew members are still waiting impatiently to disembark

Cyprus ship management sector thrives through crisis
Andrew Rosenbaum May 22, 2020 https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/05/22/cyprus-ship-management-sector-makes-u...

Cyprus’ ship management sector has continued to do well during the coronavirus crisis, according to Captain Eugen Adami, CEO of the Limassol ship-owning and ship management firm Mastermind.

Stranded cargo ship’s mostly Filipino crew fighting for $355K in back wages
May 20, 2020 https://usa.inquirer.net/55178/stranded-cargo-ships-mostly-filipino-crew...

CHARLESTON, South Carolina — The 21 mostly Filipino crew members of the cargo ship Evolution, which has been detained off the tip of Charleston peninsula since late January 2020, want to be paid back wages from the proceeds of a proposed sale of the vessel.

Hunger Strike At Sea as 100,000 Cruise Ship Crew Members Are Stuck on Boats Amid Pandemic
May 19, 2020 https://www.insideedition.com/hunger-strike-at-sea-as-100000-cruise-ship...

Thousands sign petition to support stranded seafarers
Sam Chambers May 20th, 2020 https://splash247.com/thousands-sign-petition-to-support-stranded-seafar...

More than 5,000 people have signed the global petition Seafarers Matter (http://www.seafarersmatter.com/) aiming to draw the attention of the general public to the problems of the hundreds of thousands of seafarers who cannot leave or join ships due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Ship attacked in Gulf of Guinea, probably boarded
Mikhail Voytenko May 20, 2020 http://www.maritimebulletin.net/2020/05/20/ship-attacked-in-gulf-of-guin...

Cargo ship contacted lock gate, both damaged, Kiel Canal
NIKOLAY TORKIN May 19, 2020 http://www.maritimebulletin.net/2020/05/19/cargo-ship-contacted-lock-gat...

Who is in charge?
Brenda V. Pimentel May 20, 2020 https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/05/20/business/maritime-business/who-is...

Once again, the maritime industry is seeking for a categorical answer to the question: Who is in charge in the repatriation of Filipino seafarers who are coming home at this time of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic?

Mission to Seafarers Assisting Filipino Seafarers in Manila
May 19, 2020 https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22971-mission-to-seafarer...

1,100 cruise ship crew stuck in Vallarta awaiting government permission to leave: After 80 days in isolation they want to go home
May 19, 2020 https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/coronavirus/1100-cruise-ship-crew-stuck...