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What every seaman should know
Herbert Vego - November 24, 2019 https://www.panaynews.net/what-every-seaman-should-know/

OVERSEAS Filipino seamen earn much more than their interisland counterparts; and so they easily acquire palatial homes, high-end cars and anything under the sun.

This perception, however, could be illusory. There are also “one-day millionaires” among seafarers who squander money and end their journey penniless in old age.

‘PH seamen cash transfer to pass $6b this year’
November 24, 2019 http://manilastandard.net/mobile/article/310939

The cash sent home by Filipino sailors via bank channels alone is projected to surpass the $6-billion mark this year, the ACTS-OFW Coalition of Organizations said on Sunday.

“We expect the annual cash transfers from Filipino officers and ratings on international ocean-going vessels to continue to increase by mid to high single-digit rate,” said ACTS-OFW chairman Aniceto Bertiz III.

Spate of Fires Has Shipping Industry Looking at How Dangerous Goods Are
Costas Paris Nov. 24, 2019

Report follows a spate of fires on big vessels at sea that executives say aren’t fully investigated, undermining prevention efforts
A large share of the dangerous-goods shipments on international cargo ships were mislabeled, improperly handled and carried other safety risks, according to an industry study undertaken after a spate of fires on big, ocean-going vessels.

Live Animal Export: Loaded sheep ship capsizes, 13,567 sheep drown
November 25th, 2019 https://splash247.com/live-animal-export-loaded-sheep-ship-capsizes-1356...

Dr Lynn Simpson questions what the EU will do in the wake of yet another livestock shipping tragedy yesterday.

Passenger and cargo ships collided, both seriously damaged
Mikhail Voytenko November 24, 2019 https://maritimebulletin.net/2019/11/24/passenger-and-cargo-ships-collid...

Ro-ro passenger and ro-ro cargo ships collided at port in East China sea in the morning Nov 23, understood cargo ship was berthed at the time of collision. Both ships were seriously damaged.

VR in maritime training: focus on what motivates learning not the technology
Marcus Hand | Nov 22, 2019 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/technology/vr-maritime-training-focus-...

As innovations such as VR and gamification are introduced into maritime training people should not get too caught up in the technology, but instead focus on what motivates individuals to learn.

Authorities arrest ship's captain, crew over 53,000 tons of toxic cargo
November 23, 2019 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/regions/716504/authorities-arrest-s...

The captain and crew of a merchant ship carrying 53,000 metric tons of a toxic substance from Gwangyang Port, South Korea were nabbed by authorities in Zambales, according to the National Coast Watch Center's (NCWSs) Saturday statement.

'They need a lawyer': The man who represented the Pong Su's North Korean crew
Richard Baker November 21, 2019 https://www.smh.com.au/national/they-need-a-lawyer-the-man-who-represent...

Melbourne criminal solicitor Jack Dalziel wasn’t expecting much after he sent a letter to the North Korean embassy in Canberra.

Independent Study Says Greek Ship Did Not Cause Brazil Oil Spill
23/11/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/independent-study-says-greek-ship-d...

A university professor is disputing the government’s claim that a Greek freighter caused a massive and mysterious oil spill in northeastern Brazil.

Equatorial Guinea says seven seamen, including Pinoys, seized in ship attack
November 22, 2019 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoyabroad/news/716453/equatorial-guine...

MALABO, Equatorial Guinea - Seven crew aboard a supply ship for the oil industry in Equatorial Guinea were kidnapped when "pirates" attacked their vessel, the oil and gas ministry said in a statement on Friday.