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Filipino seafarers stranded in Uruguay plead to come home

Tue, 08/04/2020 - 09:44 — helmsman

Filipino seafarers stranded in Uruguay plead to come home
Ana P. Santos 3 August 2020 https://rappler.com/newsbreak/in-depth/filipino-seafarers-stranded-urugu...

MANILA, Philippines

In a video message, seafarers say they are left with scant resources for food and water, and still do not know when they would be allowed to return to the Philippines

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In the Deep End: How Seafarers Are Redirecting Security Consciousness

Tue, 08/04/2020 - 09:30 — helmsman

In the Deep End: How Seafarers Are Redirecting Security Consciousness
Jessica K. Simonds August 3, 2020 http://cimsec.org/in-the-deep-end-how-seafarers-are-redirecting-security...

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Cargo workers stranded at sea thanks to coronavirus are stressed to the breaking point

Tue, 08/04/2020 - 09:25 — helmsman

Cargo workers stranded at sea thanks to coronavirus are stressed to the breaking point
Theresa Braine Aug 03, 2020 https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-cargo-crew-strand...

They had to shave their heads for lack of shampoo, have teeth pulled by their captain for lack of a dentist, and have not seen their families in over a year.

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LNG ship-to-ship transfer resumes in Subic

Tue, 08/04/2020 - 08:49 — helmsman

LNG ship-to-ship transfer resumes in Subic
Henry Empeño August 4, 2020 https://businessmirror.com.ph/2020/08/04/lng-ship-to-ship-transfer-resum...

Subic Bay Freeport—Subic port authorities have allowed the resumption of ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) here, but the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) said members of the ship’s crew will not be allowed to disembark.

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Coronavirus: Dozens test positive for Covid-19 on Norwegian cruise ship

Tue, 08/04/2020 - 08:47 — helmsman

Coronavirus: Dozens test positive for Covid-19 on Norwegian cruise ship
3 August 2020

At least 41 passengers and crew on a Norwegian cruise ship have tested positive for Covid-19, officials say.

Hundreds more passengers who travelled on the MS Roald Amundsen are in quarantine and awaiting test results, the company that owns the ship said.

The ship, which belongs to the Norwegian firm Hurtigruten, docked in the port of Tromso in northern Norway on Friday.

Hurtigruten has halted all leisure cruises because of the outbreak.

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UAE opens crew changes across all seven emirates

Tue, 08/04/2020 - 08:45 — helmsman

UAE opens crew changes across all seven emirates
Sam Chambers August 3, 2020 https://splash247.com/uae-opens-crew-changes-across-all-seven-emirates/

The Federal Transport Authority in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday issued a circular opening crew changes to all ports across the nation’s seven emirates. Whereas previously crew change had been possible in Dubai, the new ruling opens up the movement of seafarers at other important hubs such as Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and Khorfakkan.

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'I think I will commit suicide': Cargo ship workers have been trapped at sea for months because of COVID-19, banned from ports, and predict 'anarchy' if things don't change

Tue, 08/04/2020 - 08:42 — helmsman

'I think I will commit suicide': Cargo ship workers have been trapped at sea for months because of COVID-19, banned from ports, and predict 'anarchy' if things don't change
Mia Jankowicz Aug 2, 2020