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Father appeals to BBM to locate missing son
Rhaydz B. Barcia January 4, 2025 https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/01/04/regions/father-appeals-to-bbm-to-...

LEGAZPI CITY — A grieving father has appealed to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for help to find his missing son named Ralph Anthony Bobiles who is working as deck officer at Panama-flagged vessel Prestige Ace.

Ship’s Crew Killed in Bali without Compensation
December 31, 2024 https://www.balidiscovery.com/ships-crew-killed-in-bali-without-compensa...

Guidelines on fair treatment of seafarers detained in connection with alleged crimes
https://www.ilo.org/resource/other/guidelines-fair-treatment-seafarers-d...

click for copy - https://www.ilo.org/sites/default/files/2024-12/TWGSHE.3-2024-5-1223-EN.pdf

Same old story on seafarer safety
Doug MacLeod 30 December 2024 https://www.nautilusint.org/en/news-insight/letters-to-the-editor/letter...

I have been retired for a while but it is good to see that in this ever-changing world that some things never change.

Filipino seafarer goes missing after falling from Singaporean bulk carrier – PCG
Martin Sadongdong Dec 30, 2024 https://mb.com.ph/2024/12/30/missing-filipino-seafarer-singaporean-bulk-...

A massive search and rescue operation was launched by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to locate a Filipino seafarer believed to have fallen from a Singaporean bulk carrier while traveling in the vicinity waters of Zamboanga City a day after Christmas.

One dead, two missing as cargo ship sinks off Samar coast
Agence France-Presse December 31, 2024 https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/12/31/2410993/one-dead-two-missi...

MANILA, Philippines — A Philippine-flagged cargo ship sank off an island in the center of the country, leaving one crew member dead and two others missing, the coast guard said Tuesday.

Swedish Club publishes children’s book as a Christmas gift to absent seafarers
Gary Dixon 17 December 2024 https://www.tradewindsnews.com/insurance/swedish-club-publishes-children...

Ship captain who brutally murdered crewman sentenced to 28 years in prison
Dec. 5, 2024 https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10012472

A captain of a fishing boat was sentenced to 28 years in prison for murdering one of his crew and discarding the body at sea, after subjecting the victim to over a month of abuse.

RAB: Seven onboard vessel sedated, killed by fellow crewman
Md Mahasin Kabir 25 Dec 2024 https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/369084/rab-claims-suspect...

Irfan allegedly sedated the victims using spiked meals and killed them with a Chinese axe

The Rapid Action Battalion claims to have uncovered the mystery of the murder of seven crew members of MV Al Bakhera on the Meghna River in Chandpur, saying one of their own was behind the killings.

Owner of sunk Russian ship says Norwegian vessel refused to rescue crew
December 27, 2024 https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/27/owner-of-sunk-russian-ship-says-nor...

The Norwegian vessel Oslo Carrier 3 refused to take aboard Russian sailors from the sinking cargo ship Ursa Major, according to the ship’s owner, Oboronlogistika, a company under Russia’s Defense Ministry.