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Claims for unpaid crew wages unenforceable in Federal High Court
Enare Erim August 01 2018 https://www.internationallawoffice.com/Newsletters/Shipping-Transport/Ni...

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22-Year-Old Medevaced By Helicopter From Cargo Ship For Seizure
D'Ann Lawrence White | Jul 31, 2018 https://patch.com/florida/southtampa/22-year-old-medevaced-helicopter-ca...

The Coast Guard performed a medical evacuation of a 22-year-old man from a cargo ship 35 miles west of Tampa Bay, Tuesday, July 31.

TAMPA, FL -- The Coast Guard performed a medical evacuation of a 22-year-old man from a cargo ship 35 miles west of Tampa Bay, Tuesday, July 31.

8 containers fall off cargo ship, 3 sink near Va. port
The Associated Press July 30, 2018 https://wtop.com/virginia/2018/07/8-containers-fall-off-cargo-ship-3-sin...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says three shipping containers have sunk near a Virginia port.

AMSA mandates use of float-free EPIRBs on commercial vessel
31 July 2018 https://www.ship-technology.com/news/amsa-mandates-use-float-free-epirbs...

Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has made it mandatory for certain types of commercial vessels to install float-free emergency position-indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs) to ensure the safety of the crew and passengers on vessels in distress.

MACN: Sharing anti-corruption knowledge across the maritime industry
30/07/18 https://safety4sea.com/cm-macn-sharing-anti-corruption-knowledge-across-...

Sea Health & Welfare Participates in Fatigue Guidance Revision
2018-07-29 https://www.maritime-executive.com/corporate/sea-health-welfare-particip...

International outrage over cruise ship crew killing polar bear
Associated Press July 30th 2018 https://wcyb.com/news/nation-world/international-outrage-over-cruise-shi...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Norwegian authorities on Monday defended the actions of guards from a German cruise ship that killed a polar bear that had attacked and injured a crew member, saying they at first tried to scare it away.

8 containers fall off cargo ship, 3 sink near Virginia port
July 30, 2018 https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/8-containers-fall-off-cargo-shi...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says three shipping containers have sunk near a Virginia port.

3 of 5 Filipino seafarers remain in Cape Town hospital ICU in South Africa
Roy Mabasa July 24, 2018 https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/07/24/3-of-5-filipino-seafarers-remain-in-ca...

The Philippine Embassy in Pretoria has confirmed that three of the five Filipino seafarers who were involved in a brawl with Indonesian seamen in Cape Town last Friday remain in the intensive care unit of a hospital in that port city in South Africa.

Taiwan helicopter saves three Myanmar crew members off ship- Three were injured by chemical
Matthew Strong, 2018/07/28 https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3493769

Three crew members from Myanmar were rescued off a chemical tanker early Saturday. (By Central News Agency)