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UN warns of looming crisis as coronavirus strands ship crews at sea
Agence France-Presse / June 13, 2020 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1291028/un-warns-of-looming-crisis-as-coro...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Friday for countries to relieve ship crews stranded at sea for long periods due to lockdowns imposed to contain the coronavirus pandemic.

Most Asymptomatic Coronavirus Cases Stay That Way, Cruise Ship Data Shows
E.J. Mundell June 12, 2020 https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2020-06-12/most-asympto...

FRIDAY, June 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- There's been a lot of talk recently about the transmission dangers posed by people who are infected by the new coronavirus but show no symptoms.

Covid-19 slows the spread of environmental regulation
Sam Chambers 12 June 2020 https://splash247.com/covid-19-slows-the-spread-of-environmental-regulat...

Thousands of Used Cars Are 'Melting' in Ongoing Cargo Ship Fire in Florida-That's not great for resale value.
Peter Holderith June 11, 2020 https://www.thedrive.com/news/34041/thousands-of-used-cars-are-melting-i...

DFA confirms second suicide among OFWs awaiting repatriation
Bella Perez-Rubio - June 11, 2020 https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/06/11/2020207/dfa-confirms-secon...

Stella Maris survey reveals impact of Covid-19 on seafarers
12/06/2020 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/stella-maris-survey-reveals-impact-...

Putting food on the table, paying household bills and loans and ensuring job security are among the top concerns faced by seafarers as they cope with the impact that Covid-19 is having on their lives and that of their families.

Seafarers rejected at ports, stranded at sea, tell of physical and mental exhaustion
Nabilah Awang 13 June, 2020 https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/seafarers-rejected-ports-stranded-...

V.Group repatriates over 7,000 seafarers, crew change number one issue
Marcus Hand | Jun 12, 2020 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/ship-operations/vgroup-repatriates-ove...

Ship management group V.Group has managed to repatriate over 7,000 seafarers in the last three months but says that crew change remains the number one challenge facing the maritime industry

Act on seafarer crew changes to avert humanitarian crisis
13/06/2020 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/act-on-seafarer-crew-changes-to-ave...

COVID-19: 300,000 seafarers need flights for crew changes, says UNCTAD estimate
Shagun Kapil 11 June 2020 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/economy/covid-19-300-000-seafarers-n...

About half the seafarers will have to travel home by air for repatriation, while the other half will need to join ships for work