MANILA, Philippines — The 21 Filipino seafarers of bulk carrier MV S-Breeze who were evacuated from Chornomosk, Ukraine, arrived in Moldova, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed yesterday.
A Bangladeshi sailor was killed yesterday evening after a missile struck Bangladesh Shipping Corporation’s bulker Banglar Samriddhi in Ukrainian waters. The ship has been stranded at Olvia port on the Black Sea since Russia invaded Ukraine eight days ago.
(CNN)A bill introduced this week takes aim at sexual assault and harassment at sea, seeking to better protect and support students at the US Merchant Marine Academy and others working in the maritime industry.
ON the fourth day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the international shipping community expressed serious concerns about the war's impact on global shipping, especially on the safety of thousands of seafarers
STRONG. Stable. Cheerful. These are the typical images associated by the public with Filipino seafarers. Many believe that their happy disposition and physical strength at work are such that they could simply laugh off the rigors at sea and endure some more.
