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Fake cruise ship captain seduces lonely landlubber, vanishes with her money

The ocean can be a fickle mistress.

A woman in Delaware was recently scammed out of her money by a man claiming to be a cruise ship captain, after he allegedly courted the woman online and then promised to marry her.

The "captain" reportedly vanished once he got the cash.

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Delaware released information about the scam on its Twitter account, keeping the victim’s details anonymous, but writing that the scammer went by the name "Captain James Rockwell.”

Liberia: Sailors Express Fear After Seaman dies
Nov 1, 2019 https://frontpageafricaonline.com/news/liberia-sailors-express-fear-afte...

Monrovia – Members of the United Seamen and Ports Workers Union of Liberia say they are now working under fear due to the constant and mysterious deaths of their colleagues over the period.

Crew for troubled polar tour firm say they haven't been paid in months
Leyland Cecco 31 Oct 2019

Canada-based One Ocean Expeditions cancelled recent trip to Antarctica after it was unable to purchase sufficient fuel

An adventure travel company that charges upwards of US$20,000 for a single trip to polar regions has failed to pay many of its contractors in nearly a year, leaving some unable to cover living expenses, according to current and former crew.

Polar cruise boom harming the Arctic, explorer warns

A global shipping revolution is weeks away — Here are the likely winners and losers
Sam Meredith OCT 30 2019 https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/30/imo-2020-the-winners-and-losers-of-a-glo...

The biggest shake-up to the oil and shipping industry in decades is set to come into force in just over two months' time.

Why disrupt the traditional maritime industry when you can empower it
Vishnu Rajamanickam 1 Nov 2019 https://www.freightwaves.com/news/why-disrupt-the-traditional-maritime-i...

Explosion Kills Seafarer Aboard Taiwanese Bulker
2019-10-29 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/explosion-kills-seafarer-aboa...

On Monday, an explosion occurred aboard the bulker Cape India while she was under way off the coast of East Kalimantan, claiming the life of a Chinese seafarer, according to Indonesian authorities.

Seafarers Charged in Connection with S. Korea Cocaine Shipment
2019-10-30 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/seafarers-charged-in-connecti...

Two seafarers have been charged in connection with an alleged attempt to smuggle 100 kilos of cocaine into the South Korean port of Taean in August. It represents the largest cocaine seizure by Korea's maritime police ever.

6 cargo ships distressed in South China sea, 1 sinking.
Mikhail Voytenko October 30, 2019 https://maritimebulletin.net/2019/10/30/6-cargo-ships-distressed-in-sout...

6 cargo ships are distressed in South China sea in the evening Oct 30. General cargo ship issued distress signal, reporting flooding engine room, in northern South China sea.

‘Plan to regulate shipping fees faces legal challenge’
Elijah Felice Rosales -October 31, 2019 https://businessmirror.com.ph/2019/10/31/plan-to-regulate-shipping-fees-...

THE government’s plan to regulate shipping fees through a joint administrative order (JAO) will only face legal challenge and eventually fail, as no single agency right now has the mandate to implement such policy, experts warned on Wednesday.

Prolonged US-China trade war to hurt shipbuilding, seafarer hiring
Louella Desiderio - October 31, 2019 - https://www.philstar.com/business/2019/10/31/1964780/prolonged-us-china-...

MANILA,Philippines — A prolonged trade war between the US and China could slow down seafarer recruitment in the Philippines, as well as in shipbuilding globally, the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association (NSA) said.