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Families seek answers on finding Stellar Daisy’s VDR has been damaged beyond repair
Sam Chambers August 9th, 2019 https://splash247.com/families-seek-answers-on-finding-stellar-daisys-vd...

PICS: Romanian crewman evacuated off crude oil tanker near Durban
2019-08-10 https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/pics-romanian-crewman-evacuated-...

A crewman on a Romanian ship was on Friday admitted to hospital after being evacuated off a crude oil tanker about six nautical miles off-shore of the Port of Durban, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) said.

Vizag-bound Malaysian cargo ship drifts to Odisha coast, sparks security concern
PTI 10 Aug 2019

The ship was caught in a storm in the Bay of Bengal and drifted towards Odisha before landing at the Rajhans Island, police said.

BHUBANESWAR: A Malaysian cargo ship headed to Vishakhapatnam drifted towards the Odisha coast apparently due to technical problems, sparking a security scare as marine agencies remain on high alert after the decision on Article 370, officials said on Saturday.

In Gulf Tanker Crisis, Iran Tries to Avoid Alienating Allies
Benoit Faucon Aug. 8, 2019

Indian crews and China-bound oil are caught up in Tehran’s retaliation over Trump administration’s sanctions

Iran’s disruptions of Persian Gulf oil shipments are putting the country’s leaders in a difficult position as they retaliate against foes while trying not to irritate their few remaining allies.

Cargo Ship Diverts Due To Sick Crew Member
August 6, 2019 | http://bernews.com/2019/08/cargo-ship-diverts-due-to-sick-crew-member/

The cargo ship ‘Federal Alster’ diverted to Bermuda due to a sick crew member. The ship arrived off the east end this evening [Aug 6] and was met by the pilot boat St David.

DOTr chief suspends PCG, Marina execs over Iloilo mishap
Richmond Mercurio August 9, 2019 - https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2019/08/09/1941929/dotr-chief-suspend...

MANILA, Philippines — Officials of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) in Western Visayas were relieved following last week’s sea tragedy at the Iloilo-Guimaras Strait that killed 31 people.

China Warship Collision Led to Standoff, Freighter Captain Says
Samson Ellis and Adela Lin August 7, 2019 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-07/china-warship-collisi...

The Taiwanese coast guard intervened to end an hour-long standoff between a freighter and an unidentified Chinese warship after the two vessels collided in the contested Taiwan Strait last week.

British guards pulled from Gulf ships over Iran capture fears
David Sheppard and Anjli Raval and Aime Williams 9 August 2019 https://www.ft.com/content/5d0fef56-b9da-11e9-8a88-aa6628ac896c

Top security firms have removed British guards from ships in the Gulf because of fears that Iran could try to capture UK nationals as tensions soar in the Middle East.

Container ship and brand new cargo ship collided in Japanese waters
Mikhail Voytenko August 8, 2019 https://maritimebulletin.net/2019/08/08/container-ship-and-brand-new-car...

DMA issues seafarers identity smart cards to sailors
Shoon Lei Win 8 August 2019 https://elevenmyanmar.com/news/dma-issues-seafarers-identity-smart-cards...

Seafarers identity smart cards are being issued to about Myanmar sailors in line with the criteria in ILO Convention, said a source from the Department of Marine Administration under the Ministry of Transport and Communications.