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Ships collide, sink, off coastline, 10 missing
Global Times Published: 2018/ http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1083145.shtml

As of press time, three people have been rescued, although another 10 are still missing, after a cargo ship crashed into another ship and sank off the Shanghai coast Tuesday night, thepaper.cn reported Wednesday.

SAR team evacuates ship and crew members in Aceh waters
3 Jan 2018 https://en.antaranews.com/news/114085/sar-team-evacuates-ship-and-crew-m...

Meulaboh, Aceh (ANTARA News) - The joint Search and Rescue Team successfully evacuated a unit of fishing boat, along with three crew members on board in the middle of the sea in Aceh Jaya district, Aceh province.

‘Agaton’ forces Chinese ship to make emergency docking in Northern Samar
Rachel Arnaiz - January 02, 2018

FAL Convention Updates Target Seafarers, Stowaways and IT
01/01/2018 https://maritime-executive.com/article/fal-convention-updates-target-sea...

Seafarers' rights to shore leave have been strengthened through amendments which entered into force globally on January 1, 2018.

We had no idea, says shipping company manager about vessel seized for North Korean oil delivery: Business associate of Lighthouse Winmore’s mainland Chinese owner says crew of impounded vessel is safe in South Korea
02 January, 2018 http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2126524/shippin...

Ships Demolition Market in 2017: Bigger Ships Got Scrapped at Higher Prices, With Tankers the Preferred Candidates
03/01/2018 http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/ships-demolition-market-in-2017-bigg...

Chinese ship sets Yangtze record
2018/1/2 http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1083034.shtml

A China-made ocean-going container ship has set the record for the largest vessel to sail on China's Yangtze River.

The ship is 400 meters long and has a capacity of 20,000 TEUs. "The ship's safe cruise on the busy waterway of the Yangtze River signifies the water transport capacity of the Yangtze River deep-water channel," said Hua Xi, an official with the Yangtze River Maritime Safety Administration.

More than 500 passengers stranded in Bicol, northern Mindanao ports
January 3, 2018 http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/regions/638403/more-than-500-passeng...

Over 500 passengers were stranded at ports of Bicol in southern Luzon and Northern Mindanao on Wednesday due to inclement weather from Tropical Depression Agaton.

Ice trapping ships, seaway closure delayed
January 2, 2018 http://www.cornwallnewswatch.com/2018/01/02/ice-trapping-ships-seaway-cl...

CORNWALL – A combination to ship traffic in the St. Lawrence Seaway and a ship that ran aground has delayed the closing of the seaway for several days.

The seaway was supposed to close on Dec. 31, 2017.

Captain’s overconfidence and poor crew training sank El Faro, NTSB says
January 2, 2018 https://luxoraleader.com/captains-overconfidence-and-poor-crew-training-...

WASHINGTON – The sinking of the U.S. freighter El Faro in 2015 with the loss of 33 lives came after an overconfident captain set the ship and its poorly trained crew on a collision course with a hurricane, the National Transportation Safety Board said in its final report on Tuesday.