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Maritime disease outbreaks and seafarer health anxiety: what lessons can be learned
Michael Grey 08 May 2026 https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/column-maritime-disease-outbreaks...

7 ka Pinoy seafarer, naangol sa drone attack sa Strait of Hormuz
Third Anne Peralta-Malonzo May 07, 2026 https://www.sunstar.com.ph/superbalita-cebu/7-ka-pinoy-seafarer-naangol-...

Gikompirma sa Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) niadtong Huwebes, Mayo 7, 2026, nga pito ka mga Pinoy seafarer ang naangol human sa usa ka drone attack nga gituohang gihimo sa mga puwersa sa Iran taliwala sa nagpadayong panagbangi sa Middle East.

US launches Project Freedom to guide ships out of Hormuz
Sam Chambers May 4, 2026 https://splash247.com/us-launches-project-freedom-to-guide-ships-out-of-...

18 Pinoy seafarers in Manila after refusing Hormuz passage
Christine Boton, Rhodina Villanueva - May 4, 2026 https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2026/05/04/2525527/18-pinoy-seafarers...

MANILA, Philippines — Eighteen Filipino seafarers arrived in the country on Thursday and Friday on separate commercial flights after staying in the Persian Gulf on board Liberian-flagged vessel MSC Ishyka.

Pakistan fines crew of vessel from Oman over fake seafarer documents
Ismail Dilawar May 05, 2026 https://www.arabnews.com/node/2642368/pakistan

Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officers stand (left and right) with three Bangladeshi crew members (centre) aboard a ship in Karachi, Pakistan, on May 4, 2026. (FIA/handout)

Splash Wrap: Regulators, raiders and deals in Geneva shape shipping this week
May 1, 2026 https://splash247.com/splash-wrap-regulators-raiders-and-deals-in-geneva...

More than 40 Iranian seafarers killed during US-Israeli war: Union leader
Erin Hale 1 May 2026 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/1/more-than-40-iranian-seafarers-k...

The Iranian Merchant Mariners Syndicate has blamed US and Israeli attacks on Iran’s ports and commerical fleet for civilian deaths.

Why seafarer support should begin prior to the start of the contract and finish long after disembarkation
Josephine Le May 1, 2026 https://www.seanews.co.uk/people/why-seafarer-support-should-begin-prior...

Commentary: Stranded seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz face missile fears, exhaustion and isolation
Claudio Bozzi 02 May 2026 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/stranded-seafarer-hormuz-stra...

MG, AMOSUP propose ‘managed risk’ framework for seafarers in Persian Gulf
Carmela I. Huelar May 2, 2026 https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/02/business/maritime/mg-amosup-propo...