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All crew evacuated from Norwegian frigate after collision with Tsakos tanker
Sam Chambers November 8th, 2018 https://splash247.com/norwegian-frigate-at-risk-of-sinking-following-col...

Filipino Sailors in Hot Demand
Masashi Yamaguchi October 31, 2018 https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/nhknewsline/backstories/filipinosailors/

Bulk carrier on fire, crew abandoning the ship Update
Mikhail Voytenk November 10, 2018 http://maritimebulletin.net/2018/11/10/bulk-carrier-on-fire-crew-abandon...

Update 1600 UTC: All 22 crew evacuated and safe. Judging from photo, fire is in superstructure, maybe engine room. Bulk carrier is in ballast, she was to load coal at Bontang.

PHL navigates rough waters of Asean logistics industry
Bernadette D. Nicolas -November 8, 2018 https://businessmirror.com.ph/phl-navigates-rough-waters-of-asean-logist...

THE Philippines is blessed with thousands of beautiful islands. This is a blessing that comes at a huge cost: the cost of moving.

NIMASA winds down seafarers’ devt programme soon …Stakeholders mull alternative measures
Godwin Oritse November 7, 2018 https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/11/nimasa-winds-down-seafarers-devt-pro...

THE Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, is considering scrapping the National Seafarers Development Programme, NSDP.

Interim disability grading in seafarer’s claims
Dennis Gorecho -November 8, 2018 https://www.panaynews.net/interim-disability-grading-in-seafarers-claims/

THE DECLARATION for interim disability grade is merely an initial determination of a seafarer’s condition for the time being and cannot be considered as a definite prognosis.

Seaman kidnapped in Nigeria now back with his family in Leyte
Nestor Abrematea November 4, 2018 https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/11/04/seaman-kidnapped-in-nigeria-now-back-w...

PALO, Leyte – One of the Filipino seamen kidnapped in Nigeria last month, who was released last October 28, is now back in his hometown in Leyte.

Food and fitness – a healthy and happy crew
10/11/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/food-and-fitness-a-healthy-and-happ...

Life at sea is challenging and most seafarers spend more time onboard than at home. One of the keys to a long career at sea is to ensure a healthy lifestyle and to reduce the risk for lifestyle diseases. How can this be achieved?

3 crew died in cargo hold of Japanese timber carrier
NIKOLAY TORKIN November 9, 2018 http://maritimebulletin.net/2018/11/09/3-crew-died-in-cargo-hold-of-japa...

InterManager urges crew to help identify enclosed space solutions
10/11/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/intermanager-urges-crew-to-help-ide...

InterManager, the international trade association for the shipmanagement sector, has launched a campaign to encourage seafarers to think about safety issues when working in enclosed spaces and to identify measures which they believe would reduce risks.