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PCG aids 34 seafarers rescued from burning Korean vessel
Raymond Carl Dela Cruz January 28, 2021 https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1128870

MANILA – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said its BRP Suluan assisted 34 seafarers who were rescued from a burning Korean fishing vessel on Wednesday.

Greek ports to be hit by two-day towage strike
David Glass | Feb 22, 2021 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/ports-logistics/greek-ports-be-hit-two...

Greek ports will be hit by a 48-hour strike called by the Panhellenic Union of Merchant Marine Engineers (Pemen) on all categories of ships on 23 - 24 February, with the prospects of further escalation.

Seafarer missing after blast on Vietnamese product tanker: No sign of 28-year-old engineer
Gary Dixon 22 February 2021 https://www.tradewindsnews.com/casualties/seafarer-missing-after-blast-o...

A crew member is missing following an explosion and fire on a product tanker off Vietnam.

Hours of work abuse and exhaustion at sea: the risks and the solutions
20/02/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/hours-of-work-abuse-and-exhaustion-...

Almirante: Hostaged seafarer’s permanent disability claim
Dominador A. Almirante, 19 February 2021 https://ph.news.yahoo.com/almirante-hostaged-seafarer-permanent-disabili...

Heart ailment not "disability" under 1995 or 2016 laws: Supreme Court rejects plea by seaman for disability compensation
Debayan Roy 10 Feb, 2021 https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/plea-seaman-disability-compe...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a plea by a former seaman who claimed disability compensation on account of a heart ailment (Nawal Kishore vs Union of India).

Wakashio master: ‘I was under the influence of alcohol’
Sam Chambers February 19, 2021 https://splash247.com/wakashio-master-i-was-under-the-influence-of-alcohol/

Further bombshells have been unearthed in the ongoing court proceedings looking into the Wakashio grounding off Mauritius.

Senior personnel including the chief engineer and the master of the infamous newcastlemax have been answering questions at a court in Mauritius this week.

Merchant Ship Loaded With Coal Explodes In Gibraltar Bay
Chris King - 20 February 2021 https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/02/20/merchant-ship-loaded-with-coal...

There are reports that a Hong Kong-registered bulk carrier, CSSC Cape Town, suffered an explosion on board as it entered British Gibraltar Territorial Waters in the Bay of Gibraltar late on Friday night, as reported by the Gibraltar Chronicle.

Creation of separate agency for seafarer welfare pushed in House
Neil Arwin Mercado February 18, 2021 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1397390/creation-of-separate-agency-for-se...

MANILA, Philippines — Two lawmakers in the House of Representatives are pushing for the creation of a separate agency dealing specifically with the concerns of seafarers.

Eleven new cases of crew abandonment in opening weeks of 2021
Sam Chambers February 19, 2021 https://splash247.com/eleven-new-cases-of-crew-abandonment-in-opening-we...

While this week has seen some hard fought crew abandonment cases come to a merciful close there’s no sign that this terrible shipping scourge is relenting.