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Three crew missing after collision of Japanese cargo ship and tanker
Reuters May 28, 2021 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japanese-cargo-ship-collides-...

Japanese coast guard ships and aircraft were searching on Friday for three missing crew of a cargo ship that capsized and sank after a collision with a Marshall Islands-registered tanker in the Seto Inland Sea, authorities said.

DFA: Filipinos repatriated amid pandemic now over 401,000
Neil Arwin Mercado - May 27, 2021 https://globalnation.inquirer.net/196565/filipinos-abroad-repatriated-am...

MANILA, Philippines — More than 401,000 Filipinos abroad have been repatriated amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported Thursday.

Sri Lanka braces for major oil spill as cargo vessel expected to sink: report
PTI | Colombo |May 26, 2021 https://indianexpress.com/article/world/sri-lanka-cargo-ship-fire-oil-sp...

Govt must address well-being of Filipino seafarers
May 27, 2021 Manila Times Editorial https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/05/27/opinion/editorial/govt-must-addre...

Seafarers’ charity Stella Maris joins call to end piracy threat in Gulf of Guinea
26 May 2021 Press Release received via email

Global maritime charity Stella Maris has signed up to the Gulf of Guinea Declaration on the Suppression of Piracy, demonstrating the organisation’s commitment to eradicating the scourge of piracy.

Stella Maris International Network Director Fr Bruno Ciceri, who is based in the Vatican, signed the Declaration on behalf of the charity.

Mutiny as ground for dismissal
Dennis Gorecho May 26, 2021 https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/05/26/mutiny-as-ground-for-dismissal/

Mutiny has become a common plot for blockbusters like the 1997 American historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg.

The film centered on the 1839 revolt aboard the Spanish-owned ship La Amistad during which Mende tribesmen abducted for the slave trade managed to gain control of their captors’ ship.

IMO reiterate actions prioritizing seafarers in national Covid-19 vaccination
May 26, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/05/26/business/maritime/imo-reiterate-a...

Pinoy seafarer dies of COVID-19 while docked in Indonesia
ABS-CBN News May 26 2021 https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/26/21/filipino-seafarer-dies-covid-19-i...

MANILA - A Filipino seafarer passed away early this week from COVID-19 while his ship was docked in Indonesia, the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) said Wednesday.

3 fishing vessel crew members die in collision with cargo ship
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN May 26, 2021 http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14358554

SAPPORO--Three crew members of a fishing vessel died following a collision with a Russian cargo ship off the coast of Hokkaido on the morning of May 26, according to the Mombetsu Coast Guard Office and other sources.

Signs of shipping industry recovery but progress to be slow, industry leader says
25 May 2021 https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/443301/signs-of-shipping-industry-re...

New Zealand's shipping industry is looking forward to a brighter future, but trade experts warn it will not be an overnight fix.