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Cargo vessel catches fire off Sorsogon
Cristina Chi November 2, 2023 https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/11/02/2308435/cargo-vessel-catches-...

Vessel runs aground off Romblon
Ed Amoroso, Evelyn Macairan - October 30, 2023 https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/10/30/2307559/vessel-runs-aground-r...

MANILA, Philippines — A cargo vessel loaded with five barrels of diesel and construction materials has run aground in the waters off Romblon on Saturday, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG).

Shipping industry could lose $10 billion a year battling climate change by 2050
Diana Olick Oct 30 2023 https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/30/climate-change-to-cost-shipping-industry...

Welcome to the shipping coalface

Everyone with a well-paid desk job in white-collar shipping services should be properly grateful to the workforce that keeps the industry moving

WE STILL don’t know their names or nationalities of four out of the five people that died after British-owned general cargoship Verity (IMO: 9229178) sank in the North Sea in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

But tabloid newspapers tell us that Docenito Paler Junior has been revealed by friends as among those who will not be coming back from the trip.

Manila Hearing Aid launches hearing wellness campaign for Filipino seafarers
October 29, 2023 https://www.manilastandard.net/home-living/314385048/manila-hearing-aid-...

Filipino seafarers, the lifeblood of the global maritime industry, are now urged to put their hearing wellness first, as prolonged exposure to high noise levels has now been linked to varying degrees of noise-induced hearing loss over time.

Crew member winched off cargo ship
October 31, 2023 https://www.2hd.com.au/2023/10/31/crew-member-winched-off-cargo-ship/

A crew member has been winched off a cargo ship about 100 nautical miles off Newcastle.

The Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service was called to retrieve the man yesterday afternoon who was suffering from a medical condition.

The man in his 30s was winched off the vessel by the critical care paramedic and flown to the John Hunter Hospital for treatment.

Deck cargo ship grounding, Philippines
Mikhail Voytenko October 30, 2023 http://www.maritimebulletin.net/2023/10/30/deck-cargo-ship-grounding-phi...

Pictured: Father-of-five British cargo ship seaman who is one of four missing after vessel collided with a tanker and sank in the North Sea - as rescue mission is called off
James Fielding and Lettice Bromovsky 25 October 2023 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12671635/Father-British-cargo-s...

Rescue Called Off for Missing Crew from UK-Flagged Ship
William Wilkes (Bloomberg) October 25, 2023 https://gcaptain.com/rescue-called-off-for-missing-crew-from-uk-flagged-...

Rescuers abandoned efforts to find four missing sailors a day after a British cargo ship sank in the North Sea following a collision with a larger vessel.

Wan Hai Lines WH A07 Successful Seafarer Rescue Operation
26/10/2023 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/wan-hai-lines-wh-a07-successful-sea...