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Coronavirus ‘worst crisis for seafarers in 200 years’: Sailors' Society
Anne Kalosh | Sep 09, 2020 https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/crew-crewing/coronavirus-worst-crisis-se...

Sailors’ Society said overwhelming numbers of seafarers have been seeking help from the charity since the coronavirus pandemic began.

Flag states attacked for weak stance on crew change
Sam Chambers September 10, 2020 https://splash247.com/flag-states-attacked-for-weak-stance-on-crew-change/

The crew change crisis shows no sign of abating, still affecting some 600,000 seafarers either stranded at sea or waiting for employment on land.

After a series of tremendous shipping casualties hogged the maritime media headlines in the last five weeks, the crew change issue is now getting back onto the agenda.

Two crew kidnapped from reefer vessel off Lagos
Jason Jiang September 9, 2020 https://splash247.com/two-crew-kidnapped-from-reefer-vessel-off-lagos/

The 1992-built reefer vessel Water Phoenix was boarded by pirates off Lagos on Tuesday and two of the crew are believed to have been kidnapped.

Japan halts search for crew of capsized freighter, several Filipino seamen still missing
Sep 10 2020 https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/10/20/japan-halts-search-for-crew-of-ca...

MANILA - Japanese authorities have halted their full-time search operations for missing crew of a cargo ship that sank in a typhoon in the East China Sea last week, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Thursday.

Many furloughed Pinoy cruise ship workers seen idle till 2021
Recto Mercene September 7, 2020 https://businessmirror.com.ph/2020/09/07/many-furloughed-pinoy-cruise-sh...

MAJORITY of the furloughed Filipino cruise ship mariners are expected to remain jobless until the end of 2020 going into March of 2021 as major cruise lines operators have cancelled their scheduled operations this year, although some of the ships will start only by March 2021.

Trapped by Pandemic, Ships’ Crews Fight Exhaustion and Despair
Aurora Almendral Sept. 9, 2020 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/09/business/coronavirus-sailors-cargo-sh...

Poor seamanship cited in Wakashio investigations
Sam Chambers September 9, 2020 https://splash247.com/poor-seamanship-cited-in-wakashio-investigations/

Goverment readies aid for shipyards
Genivi Factao September 9, 2020 https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/09/09/business/maritime-business/goverm...

The country’s shipyard industry was assured of an economic stimulus package that would help them recover from losses incurred due to the pandemic, according to the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina).

MARINA requires PH-registered ships to establish sewage treatment plant
Betheena Kae Unite September 8, 2020 https://mb.com.ph/2020/09/08/marina-requires-ph-registered-ships-to-esta...

The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has required Philippine-registered ships to establish a sewage treatment plant (STP) and holding tank in a bid to reduce marine pollution.

Philippine fishermen stranded at sea by pandemic: ‘We think about jumping overboard’
ANA P. SANTOS Sep. 8, 2020 https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-09-08/philippine-fisherm...

Anthony Medina’s daughter was 5 months old when he left the Philippines and set sail for the Indian Ocean in December 2018 on an odyssey where his livelihood collided with a pandemic that has kept him adrift at sea and exiled from home.