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8 Filipino seafarers detained in Malaysia
Charie Abarca - April 18, 2025 https://globalnation.inquirer.net/273104/fwd-eight-filipino-seafarers-de...

MANILA, Philippines — Eight Filipino seafarers were detained in Malaysia for alleged violation of immigration laws and regulations, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) disclosed on Friday.

54 ships abandoned so far this year
Sam Chambers April 17, 2025 https://splash247.com/54-ships-abandoned-so-far-this-year/

The scourge of crew abandonment is proving very hard for global administrators to rein in.

Seafarers to get 6.2% pay rise over the coming three years
Sam Chambers April 17, 2025 https://splash247.com/seafarers-to-get-6-2-pay-rise-over-the-coming-thre...

Two seafarers dead and nine missing after vessel capsizes off Philippines
Gary Dixon 17 April 2025 https://www.tradewindsnews.com/casualties/two-seafarers-dead-and-nine-mi...

Search for seafarers from dredger in waters off Rizal

Seafarer and UP Professor Couple Share Inspiring Journey from Distance to Purpose-Driven Partnership
Armando O. Bartolome April 14, 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cF5uC5xaLso&t=2s

Show cause order issued vs shipping company over 'overloading' —DOTr's Dizon
GMA Integrated News April 15, 2025 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/942766/show-cause-orde...

The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) issued a show cause order against a shipping company for suspected overloading, Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon told reporters on Tuesday.

Marina grounds 4 ‘unsafe’ vessels
Ghio Ong April 12, 2025 https://www.philstar.com/nation/2025/04/12/2435333/marina-grounds-4-unsa...

MANILA, Philippines — Amid an expected surge of passengers traveling this Holy Week, four vessels were suspended for not following safety standards, the Maritime Industry Authority reported.

Captain of ship that severed undersea cable charged, crew deported
Wang Chieh and Lery Hiciano / Apr 11, 2025 https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2025/04/11/2003835018

Coast guard personnel inspect the Togo-flagged ship Hong Tai 58 at Anping Harbor in Tainan last month. Photo courtesy of the Coast Guard Administration

IHRB: The criminalisation of seafarers is an increasing concern
Francesca Fairbairn April 11, 2025 https://safety4sea.com/cm-ihrb-the-criminalisation-of-seafarers-is-an-in...

20 Filipino seafarers under probe in South Korea’s largest ever drug bust
Jamaine Punzalan, Agence France-Presse Apr 10, 2025 https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/4/11/taiwan-charges-chinese-ship...