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Lego swept off cargo ship near Cornwall 17 years ago is found on a beach hundreds of miles away in Cumbria
Amanda Cashmore 29 January 2018

A piece of Lego swept off a cargo ship seventeen years ago in Cornwall has been found on a beach - hundreds of miles away in Cumbria.

The plant-shaped toy is thought to have been one of 4.8 million pieces lost when a container boat was struck by a freak wave off the Cornish coast.

Bai Xep, a village full of heroes
28/01/2018 http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/society/194647/bai-xep--a-village-full-...

Full of heroes: Men from Bai Xep Village in Binh Dinh Province have rescued many endangered seamen. — Photo tienphong.vn

Surplus supermarket stock helps East End seamen feed needy
22 January 2018 http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/surplus-supermarket-stock-hel...
Dinner time at Queen Victoria Seamen’s Rest. Picture: QVSR

Professor questions several aspects of Maersk and IBM's blockchain project
SØREN PICO 24.01.18 https://shippingwatch.com/carriers/article10238318.ece

Despite massive exposure, it is far from certain that Maersk and IBM will win the digitalization race in the shipping sector, says Shipping Professor Roar Os Ådland. Blockchain is at best at a beta stage, he tells ShippingWatch.

Japan reports suspicious contact between North Korean ship, Dominica-registered oil tanker
Jan 24, 2018 http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-reports-suspicious-cont...

TOKYO (AFP) - Japan has reported a suspected sanctions breach to the UN Security Council after observing an apparent cargo transfer between a Dominica-registered oil tanker and a North Korean ship, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday (Jan 24).

Cybersecurity In The Maritime Industry
29/01/2018 http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/cybersecurity-in-the-maritime-industry/

German container ship collided with trawler, Peru Update 3 dead VIDEO
Mikhail Voytenko January 26, 2018 http://maritimebulletin.net/2018/01/25/german-container-ship-collided-wi...

Marina probes fastcraft incident
Teresa D. Ellera January 27, 2018 http://www.sunstar.com.ph/bacolod/local-news/2018/01/27/marina-probes-fa...

THE Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) has started an investigation on the incident involving Ocean Jet 7 fastcraft which hit the apron of Bacolod Real Estate Development Corp. (Bredco) port, resulting to the injury of 40 passengers last Wednesday.

Cargo ship aground in Kolding Fjord, Denmark
Erofey Schkvark January 27, 2018 http://maritimebulletin.net/2018/01/27/cargo-ship-sank-in-flores-sea-20-...

Philippines joins elite 20,000 teu club
Sam Chambers Jan 26th 2018 http://splash247.com/wp-content/uploads/bfi_thumb/HHIC-Phil-6jtalsaynaxi...

The Philippines yesterday celebrated another step towards the elite of shipbuilding with the delivery of its first 20,000 teu class boxship.