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Survey Shows Frighteningly Low Vaccination Rate Among Seafarers
Mike Schuler August 12, 2021 https://gcaptain.com/survey-shows-frighteningly-low-vaccination-rate-amo...

Watch: Police Raid Cargo Ship and Find 20 Tons of Hash
Mike Schuler August 12, 2021 https://gcaptain.com/watch-police-raid-cargo-ship-and-find-20-tons-of-hash/

Updates For Merchant Shipping Safety And Prevention Of Pollution Regulations Proposed
13/08/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/updates-for-merchant-shipping-safet...

DOTr orders probe of COVID-19 stricken RoRo vessel
Richmond Mercurio - August 14, 2021 - https://www.philstar.com/nation/2021/08/14/2119809/dotr-orders-probe-cov...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has ordered an investigation after 28 crewmembers of roll-on roll-off vessel MV Saint Anthony de Padua tested positive for COVID-19.

Chinese research ship seen operating off Zambales coast
Patricia Lourdes Viray - August 12, 2021 - https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/08/12/2119455/chinese-research-s...

MANILA, Philippines — A Chinese research vessel was recently spotted operating off the coast of Zambales, according to an assistant professor at the US Naval War College.

Drug War At Sea Is Getting BIG
James Stavridis August 12, 2021 https://gcaptain.com/drug-war-sea/

(Bloomberg Opinion) At a Florida port, the U.S. Coast Guard drops off $1.4 billion worth of cocaine and marijuana seized in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. The haul, the fruit of nearly 30 incidents and boarding operations by the U.S., Canada and the Netherlands, contains nearly 60,000 pounds of cocaine alone.

No, it’s not a reboot of “Miami Vice” — it happened last week.

Brands recognized abroad: MARINO party-list buys COVID-19 jabs for seamen
Billy Begas 12 Aug 2021 https://politics.com.ph/brands-recognized-abroad-marino-party-list-buys-...

Representatives of the MARINO party-list were able to secure 5,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines for overseas Filipino workers in Davao City.

‘Biggest ever repatriation in PH history’ is ongoing
Cristina Eloisa Baclig - August 12, 2021 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1472769/biggest-ever-repatriation-in-ph-hi...

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Rising seafarer abandonment cases prompt talks on emergency fund
Adis Ajdin August 11, 2021 https://splash247.com/rising-seafarer-abandonment-cases-prompt-talks-on-...

Three of the world’s largest seafaring nations are proposing the establishment of a seafarers’ mutual emergency fund to support abandoned crew.

After Days Stranded Off China’s Coast, Cargo Ship Crew Members Hospitalized With Covid
Jia Tianqiong and Kelsey Cheng Aug 11, 2021 https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-08-11/after-days-stranded-off-chinas-c...

Nearly a dozen crew members of a cargo ship stranded for days off a Zhejiang province city have been hospitalized with Covid-19 and are in stable condition, local authorities said.