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No disembarking yet as vessel from Indonesia anchors in Albay; govt to check for variant
Jul 20, 2021 https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2021/7/20/Vessel-Clyde-Claude-Indonesia-...

Fatal ‘lambing’
Philippine Daily Inquirer / July 20, 2021 https://opinion.inquirer.net/142245/fatal-lambing

The Philippine National Police has announced that it considers the recent death of 19-year-old Jonash Bondoc, a cadet at the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA), a closed case after it filed homicide charges against another cadet who admitted to having punched Bondoc as a “farewell gesture.”

PH Coast Guard stops China navy incursion near Palawan resort town
Frances Mangosing - July 19, 2021 https://globalnation.inquirer.net/197820/ph-coast-guard-stops-china-navy...

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) recently expelled a Chinese navy ship near Marie Louise Bank, which is about 309 km off El Nido town in Palawan province.

CHR to schools: Ensure students’ safety amid death of PMMA cadet
Gabriel Pabico Lalu July 12, 2021 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1458788/chr-to-schools-ensure-students-saf...

MANILA, Philippines — School administrators must ensure that students are safe within their campuses after a Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA) cadet died allegedly due to hazing, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said on Monday.

Seafarer, 2 other Delta variant carriers die - DOH
Katrina Domingo, Jul 19 2021 https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/19/21/seafarer-2-other-delta-variant-ca...

MANILA - The Department of Health on Monday confirmed that 3 Filipinos have died after contracting the Delta variant of COVID-19.

The latest casualty was a 58-year old female from Pandacan, Manila who died on June 28, Health spokesperson Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire told reporters in a text message.

Ailing seafarer rescued by PCG in Sarangani
Richa Noriega July 16, 2021, 11:45 AM

Personnel of thePhilippine Coast Guard (PCG) Substation Maasim conducted a medical evacuationfor ailing Filipino seafarer in Maasim, Sarangani on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (Photo courtesy of the PCG)
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) conducted a medical evacuation for an ailing Filipino seafarer in Maasim, Sarangani on Thursday, July 15

Man found clinging to buoy after jumping from ship was seeking asylum in NYC, tugboat crew says
Updated Jul 16, 2021; https://www.silive.com/crime-safety/2021/07/tugboat-crew-man-found-cling...

Full steam ahead: Why container ships are racing across the Pacific
Greg Miller, July 16, 2021 https://www.freightwaves.com/news/full-steam-ahead-why-container-ships-a...

Higher speed should bolster carrier profits but it’s no panacea for cargo shippers

Unprepared ship, bad communication were factors in B.C. ship crash, says TSB
July 16, 2021 https://bc.ctvnews.ca/unprepared-ship-bad-communication-were-factors-in-...

RICHMOND, B.C. -- The Transportation Safety Board says poor communication and unprepared equipment played key roles in a crash involving two large ships in the middle of Vancouver's harbour.

Five factors shaping the future of shipping innovation
Richard Meade 16 Jul 2021 https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1137568/Five-facto...

Innovation in shipping requires collaboration, scale, data and entirely new set of business models