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Russian freighter NIKIFOR BEGICHEV with s-400 missiles troubled in English Canal
Voytenko Mikhail January 19 2018 http://maritimebulletin.net/2018/01/19/russian-freighter-nikifor-begiche...

Russian media on Jan 19 published Russian Military Command statement on failed s-400 missile system transportation to China:

Fears bunkers are seeping from sunken Sanchi
Sam Chambers January 19th 2018 http://splash247.com/fears-bunkers-seeping-sunken-sanchi/

Four separate oil slicks from the sunken Sanchi oil tanker have resulted in more than 100 sq km of fuel leaking out into the East China Sea, an area equivalent in size to the city of Paris. Moreover, Chinese authorities are now worried that the ship’s bunkers are also seeping out.

Chinese cargo ships assisted North Korea in violation of UN sanctions: Report
Melissa Quinn | Jan 18, 2018 http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/chinese-cargo-ships-assisted-north-kor...

Six ships that have been traced back to China were found by U.S. intelligence to have been assisting North Korea, violating sanctions placed on the rogue regime by the United Nations, according to a report.

How an Iranian Crew Died in South China Sea
REUTERS/ CCTV 19.01.2018 https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201801191060870238-iranian-tanker-crew-...

With the voyage data recorder still being examined from the Iranian Sanchi tanker in South China Sea that sank earlier in January, several experts shared their views with Sputnik on the tragedy.

Chinese cargo ships assisted North Korea in violation of UN sanctions: Report
Melissa Quinn | Jan 18, 2018 http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/chinese-cargo-ships-assisted-north-kor...

Six ships that have been traced back to China were found by U.S. intelligence to have been assisting North Korea, violating sanctions placed on the rogue regime by the United Nations, according to a report.

Tukish cargo ship beached by storm
STEPAN KOTCHERGA January 18, 2018 http://maritimebulletin.net/2018/01/18/turkish-cargo-ship-beached-by-storm/

Women in Maritime: New UK Taskforce Established
January 18, 2018

Setting out to increase fairness, equality and inclusion within the maritime sector, Maritime UK has established a Women in Maritime Taskforce, a move welcomed by the U.K.’s new Maritime Minister, Nusrat Ghani MP.

“I am delighted to see Maritime UK taking action to attract more women into our maritime industries, and I welcome this taskforce as an important first step,” said Ghani, who is only the second woman to hold the Department for Transport portfolio for the U.K.’s £40 billion maritime sector.

Trump Rebuked China for North Korea’s Oil Smuggling. It’s More Complicated.
CHRIS HORTON, STEVEN LEE MYERS and MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ JAN. 18, 2018 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/18/world/asia/north-korea-oil-smuggling....

Government sets out minimum wage rights for seafarers in UK water
18 January 2018 https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-sets-out-minimum-wage-righ...

All seafarers working in UK waters must be paid at least minimum wage rates, the government warns in new guidance.

All seafarers working in UK waters must be paid at least minimum wage rates, the government warned in new guidance published today (18 January 2018).

The UAE Protects Against Seafarer Abandonment
2018-01-17 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/the-uae-protects-against-seaf...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Federal Transport Authority has issued a circular saying that all ships flying the UAE flag trading internationally and all ships operating in UAE waters above 200 gross tons have to have a financial security system in place to protect seafarers against abandonment, death or injury.