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Almirante: Seafarer’s failure to report to company physician
Dominador A. Almirante 30 July 2021 https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1902488/Cebu/Business/Almirante-Seafa...

Seaman, wife found dead
ADRIAN P. NEMES III 07/31/2021 https://news.visayandailystar.com/seaman-wife-found-dead/

A seaman and his wife, a retired banker, were found dead in their residence at Hermelinda Homes Subdivision in Brgy. Mansilingan, Bacolod City at about 10:30 a.m. Thursday.

Station 7 chief, P/Capt. Elmer Bonilla, said the bodies of Rene and Jane Gargoles, both 67, were found by their nephew, Ryan Mark Pantanalago.

Do Crew Members Ever Get Time to Themselves?
July 31, 2021 https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/25583-do-crew-members-eve...

Crew members are rarely seen not looking their polished best on cruise ships – from tidy uniforms to attentive behaviours and big smiles.

It would be easy to assume that this is crew members’ natural state thanks to a good work-life balance.

Two crew killed in attack on Israeli-managed tanker off Oman
30 Jul 2021 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/30/ship-operated-israeli-billionai...

Zodiac Maritime says the incident involved Mercer Street, a Japanese-owned, Liberian-flagged oil tanker, and is still being investigated.

Cargo ship ordered to leave US waters after insects found
AP July 29, 2021 https://apnews.com/article/business-insects-8ab7c5bc3c07dca05ad2a70fb750...

Federal agents near New Orleans ordered a cargo ship to leave the U.S. after an inspection found wood infested with a type of Asian beetle that has been destroying trees in the U.S. for about 25 years.

2 crew members of sea vessel quarantined off Albay coast test positive for COVID Delta variant
Mar S. Arguelles - July 29, 2021 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1466577/2-crew-members-of-sea-vessel-quara...

The Lloyd’s List Podcast: Why the world is about to run out of seafarers
Lloyd's List 28 Jul 2021 https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1137706/The-Lloyds...

International Chamber of Shipping secretary-general Guy Platten joins Lloyd’s List editor Richard Meade to discuss the release of the new BIMCO/ICS Seafarer Workforce Report and what is says about the current situation for those working at sea

Covid-19: Mattina mariner stable in hospital
Louisa Stey l Jul 29 2021 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/125902715/covid19-ma...

The Covid-19-infected crew member from the Mattina who was taken to Southland Hospital is in a stable condition, the Ministry of Health says.

Ship's crew in isolation after death on board
Jolene Toves 28 July 2021 https://www.postguam.com/news/local/ships-crew-in-isolation-after-death-...

Crew members of a ship that arrived on Tuesday have been kept from close contact with Port Authority of Guam operations personnel after the ship pulled into port with a crew member who died at sea.

Cosco retrofits open-hatch cargo ship to carry more containers
Martina Li in Taiwan 21/07/2021 https://theloadstar.com/cosco-retrofits-open-hatch-cargo-ship-to-carry-m...

To help overcome the shortage of containerships, Cosco Shipping Lines has retrofitted an open-hatch cargo ship belonging to affiliate Cosco Shipping Specialised Carriers.