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Seafarers Forced to Collect Rainwater to Survive
ITF 2019-05-27 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/seafarers-forced-to-collect-r...

Two Japanese general cargo ships collide, one dead and three missing
Jason Jiang May 27th, 2019 https://splash247.com/two-japanese-general-cargo-ships-collide-one-dead-...

Two general cargo ships collided off the coast of Chiba, Japan on Sunday, with three crew members still missing after the incident.

10 dead, 19 injured after 'deliberate' carbon dioxide leak on cargo ship in China port
27 May 2019 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=12234858

Ten people were killed and 19 injured after a carbon dioxide leak on a cargo ship that was being repaired at a dock in eastern China.

The incident happened around 4pm on Saturday at the Longyan port in Weihai, a coastal city in Shandong province.

Dutch court rules that seafarers on a Dutch ship have the right to the minimum wage | Lexology
Loyens & Loeff - Edith Franssen April 30 2019 https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=6cdd1ba5-c30a-4a94-b900-2...

On 17 April 2019, the Dutch State Council (Raad van State) ruled that the Dutch Act on Minimum Wages applies on seafarers working on board of harbour tugboats (havensleepboten).

Soon, seafarers can access their certificates from a smartphone
14/05/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/soon-seafarers-can-access-their-cer...

Abandoned on ship, stranded and starved Indian seafarers send out SOS saying vessel could sink
Ch Sushil Rao | May 26, 2019 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/abandoned-on-ship-stranded-and...

Seafarers enjoined to participate in DOLE business plan competition
Analou De Vera May 26, 2019 https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/05/26/seafarers-enjoined-to-participate-in-d...

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is encouraging seafarers and their families to participate in the agency’s business plan competition.

The Deadly Evolution of Abu Sayyaf and the Sea
Meghan Curra/CIMSEC 2019-05-24 https://www.maritime-executive.com/editorials/the-deadly-evolution-of-ab...

Abu Sayyaf Group fighters in an undated video still (file image)

Two Japanese freighters collided, one sank, four crew missing
Mikhail Voytenko May 26, 2019 https://maritimebulletin.net/2019/05/26/two-japanese-freighters-collided...

Introducing tech-voc courses in maritime
RAFFY AYENG May 15, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/introducing-tech-voc-courses-in-maritime/554...

A new training center recently opened and is set to offer technical-vocational (tech-voc) programs and maritime skills development not just for seafarers but other enrollees as well.