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$175,000 payment after vessel crash to go towards better watch keeping training
Jake Kenny Jun 24 2022 https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/better-business/129072354/175000-paymen...

A $175,000 payment made after two vessels collided in a Canterbury harbour will be put towards better watch keeping training.

Crew abandonment figures continue to horrify
Sam Chambers June 23, 2022 https://splash247.com/crew-abandonment-figures-continue-to-horrify/

Yang Ming and HMM hit by collusion charges in the US
Sam Chambers June 23, 2022 https://splash247.com/yang-ming-and-hmm-hit-by-collusion-charges-in-the-us/

Burden of disproving disputable presumption of work-relatedness of a seafarer’s illness
Dennis Gorecho June 23, 2022 https://businessmirror.com.ph/2022/06/23/burden-of-disproving-disputable...

The burden to disprove the work-relatedness of an illness is on the employer and not on the seafarer-claimant.

Russian Oil Tankers Get India Safety Cover via Dubai Company
Nidhi Verma and Jonathan Saul/Reuters June 22, 2022 https://gcaptain.com/russian-oil-tankers-get-india-safety-cover-via-duba...

Ship runs aground off Dumaguete City
Franco Jose C. Baroña June 22, 2022
https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/06/22/latest-stories/ship-runs-aground-...

A cargo ship ran aground off Dumaguete City on Wednesday afternoon, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported.

The PCG said MV Fast Cat M6 encountered strong winds and big waves causing it to run aground off Pantawan, Rizal Boulevard. The starboard side of the hull was also damaged.

15 Syrian Mariners in Distress Rescued from their Sinking Cargo Ship
Alfie Dsouza, Team Mangalorean. - June 22, 2022 https://www.mangalorean.com/15-syrian-mariners-in-distress-rescued-from-...

Medina resigns as STCW executive director
Genivi Verdejo June 22, 2022 https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/06/22/business/maritime/medina-resigns-...

RETIRED Vice Admiral Rene Villena Medina tendered his resignation as executive director of the STCW Office of the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) on Friday (June 17).

Pagdinig tungkol sa nasunog na MV Mercraft 2, nagpapatuloy
Jun 22 2022 https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/06/22/22/pagdinig-tungkol-sa-nasunog...

MANILA – Tuloy-tuloy ang pagdinig ng pamahalaan sa kaso ng nasunog na MV Mercraft 2 kung saan nasa 7 pasahero ang namatay nitong Mayo.

DBP earmarks P50-B loan facility for the maritime industry
Carmela I. Huelar June 22, 2022 https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/06/22/business/maritime/dbp-earmarks-p5...