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Halos 400 Pinoy crew lampas 1 buwan nang stranded sa cruise ship sa Florida
Mayo 1, 2020 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/balitambayan/pinoyabroad/736436/halos-40...

More than 1,200 stranded seafarers sent home to PH from LA
Jun Nucum - May 01, 2020 https://usa.inquirer.net/54702/more-than-1200-stranded-seafarers-sent-ho...

LOS ANGELES — More than 1,200 Filipino seafarers have so far been assisted by the Philippine Consulate General Los Angeles (PCG LA) and Philippine Overseas Labor Office – Los Angeles and sent off at Tom Bradley International Airport for their trip back home to the Philippines..

Coast Guard to conduct mass testing for seafarers on cruise ships in Manila Bay
Kristine Joy Patag - May 1, 2020 - https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/05/01/2011137/coast-guard-conduc...

MANILA, Philippines — Returning Filipino seafarers aboard cruise ships at the Manila Bay anchorage area will undergo a swab test and will need to be cleared of COVID-19 before they are allowed to disembark, the Philippine Coast Guard said.

‘I survived NCovid 19’ – Filipino cruise ship chef
Chef D. - April 30, 2020 https://usa.inquirer.net/54658/i-survived-ncovid-19-filipino-cruise-ship...

[A triple whammy hit a Filipino crew member on a cruise ship. His wife left him, his mother died and he tested positive for Covid-19 from which, fortunately, he has recovered. The following is his pseudonymous blog:]

Let me start my story.

Honk if you love seafarers
Kim Link-Wills Thursday, April 30, 2020 https://www.freightwaves.com/news/honk-if-you-love-seafarers

International organizations calling for show of solidarity as well as recognition of COVID-19 as occupational disease

Seafarers around the world are being asked to sound their ships’ horns when in port at noon Friday as a show of solidarity.

Who is Responsible for Seafarers Stranded by the Pandemic?
Chevanev Charles 04-29-2020 https://www.maritime-executive.com/editorials/who-is-responsible-for-sea...

Nearly 150 crew members on Costa Atlantica cruise ship test positive for coronavirus
Nicquel Terry Ellis, Morgan Hines 27 April 2020 https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2020/04/27/coronavirus-cru...

More than 100 crew members on board the Italian-operated Costa Atlantica have tested positive for COVID-19.

Revealed: 100,000 crew never made it off cruise ships amid coronavirus crisis
Erin McCormick and Patrick Greenfield 30 Apr 2020 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/30/no-end-in-sight-1000...

Guardian investigation finds workers stranded on at least 50 ships with Covid-19 outbreaks, limited medical equipment, some without pay, and no end in sight

OECD warns against shipping industry bailouts that offload risk to public
April 30, 2020 https://container-mag.com/2020/04/30/oecd-warns-against-shipping-industr...

The International Transport Forum (ITF), part of the OECD, has cautioned governments against bailouts of container shipping lines that create a “moral hazard”, externalise risks to the public and generate a “race to the bottom” on regulation, subsidies and tax exemptions.

'No risk to the public': Shipping Australia hits out at COVID-19 restrictions
Tom Major 30 April 2020 https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-04-30/covid-19-restrictions-eased...

International seafarers pose little risk to the public and port access restrictions imposed by some states are not in line with national recommendations, an industry lobby claims.