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China’s Rising COVID-19 Infections Causing Concern for Seafarer Crew Changes
Mike Schuler January 24, 2023 https://gcaptain.com/chinas-rising-covid-19-infections-causing-concern-f...

The rise of COVID-19 infections in China is posing new challenges for crew changes as some countries reintroduce restrictions and test requirements for seafarers arriving from certain Asian nations, the Global Maritime Forum says.

Crew restrictions returning following end of China’s zero-covid policy, says GMF
Dale Wainwright 24 January 2023 https://www.tradewindsnews.com/ship-management/crew-restrictions-returni...

Thirteen crew rescued after ship sinks off Japan, search on for 9 missing
Reuters / January 25, 2023 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1721005/thirteen-crew-rescued-after-ship-s...

Proposed Escrow provision in the Magna Carta prejudicial for seafarers
ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO - | January 24,2023 - https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/485843/proposed-escrow-provision-in-t...

The inclusion of an escrow provision in the pending Magna Carta for Filipino seafarers will adversely affect the legal battle for labor claims.

Zambales fishers seek damages after HK ship ‘hit’ artificial reefs
Joanna Rose Aglibot - January 24, 2023 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1720150/zambales-fishers-seek-damages-afte...

Unpaid seafarers rescued after months stuck on abandoned cattle ship
Tony Wright January 21, 2023 https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/unpaid-seafarers-rescued-aft...

Compensation lawsuits cutting jobs for seafarers
Dona Z. Pazzibugan - January 16, 2023 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1716903/compensation-lawsuits-cutting-jobs...

MANILA, Philippines — Exploitative compensation lawsuits that lead to billions of pesos in settlements pose the biggest threat to the employability of Filipino seafarers.

Chasing ambulance chasers
1/23/2023 https://visayandailystar.com/chasing-ambulance-chasers/

The Black Death spawned the ‘crew culture’ that gave rise to pirates, mercenaries—and eventually labor unions
James Belich January 22, 2023

After the Black Death, regions scattered across Europe, in which grain farming was marginal, reduced, or even abandoned their arable acres, and relied on imported grain. Such regions tended to be either coastal (including islands) with poor soils or prone to flooding, or mountainous.

Dance leads to death of young seafarer
January 22, 2023 https://ph.news.yahoo.com/dance-leads-death-young-seafarer-091900732.html

A SEAMAN died after he was shot while attending a dance in Sitio Villa San Pedro, Barangay Tulay in the southern town of Minglanilla, Cebu, on Saturday, January 21, 2023.

The victim was identified as 25-year-old Newlbert Ontua Cadavid, a native of San Francisco town, Agusan del Sur.