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Stranded On Ships: Seafarers In Virus Limbo
20 July 2020 https://theaseanpost.com/article/stranded-ships-seafarers-virus-limbo

Indian ship worker Tejasvi Duseja is desperate to go home after months stranded offshore by coronavirus border closures and lockdowns that have left more than 200,000 seafarers in limbo.

Crew killed by container on board of container ship, Norway
Erofey Schkvarkin July 21, 2020 http://www.maritimebulletin.net/2020/07/21/crew-killed-by-container-on-b...

13 crew kidnapped from tanker off Benin
Jason Jiang July 20, 2020 https://splash247.com/13-crew-kidnapped-from-tanker-off-benin/

The 2007-built 11,300 dwt chemical tanker Curacao Trader was attacked by pirates off the coast of Benin in West Africa on July 17.

Philippine Cargo Vessel Disabled After Fire
Philippine inter-island cargo vessel disabled after a fire Moreta Venture - Moreta Shipping Lines
07-20-2020 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/brief-philippine-cargo-vessel...

India allows foreign seafarers to sign off at its ports
Sam Chambers 20 July 2020 https://splash247.com/india-allows-foreign-seafarers-to-sign-off-at-its-...

India’s directorate general of shipping ruled on Friday to allow foreign seafarers to sign off at Indian ports and then to take flights out of the country.

The ruling relates to cargo ships, not cruise vessels.

Cargo ship brings coronavirus case to Queensland as Premier mounts pressure on NSW over border checkpoint dispute
Rachel Riga, Owen Jacques and staff 20 July 2020

Queensland has recorded one new case of coronavirus overnight, as Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk mounts pressure on her New South Wales counterpart to consider moving border checkpoints further south.

Ms Palaszczuk said she would send a letter to the NSW Government today asking for the checkpoints to be moved to the Tweed River.

Stranded on ships, 200,000 seafarers struggle in COVID-19 limbo
19 Jul 2020 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/seafarers-stranded-on-ships-co...

Tunisia bans ships of French company from docking as crew test positive for COVID-19
Nyawira Mwangi - 19 July 2020 https://africa.cgtn.com/2020/07/18/tunisia-bans-ships-of-french-company-...

Tunisia decided on Saturday to prevent the ships of French transport company Corsica Linea from anchoring in its ports, local media reported.

Seaman with COVID-19 stayed in ambulance for 2 days since gov't facility full
18 July 2020 https://www.msn.com/en-ph/news/national/seaman-with-covid-19-stayed-in-a...

A 33-year-old seaman who tested positive for COVID-19 stayed in a barangay ambulance in Manila for two days.

300,000 seafarers still trapped on ships by crew change crisis
Nick Blenkey July 16, 2020 https://www.marinelog.com/news/300000-seafarers-still-trapped-on-ships-b...

A global summit hosted by the U.K. Government on July 9, 2020, on the impact of COVID-19 on crew changes may have gotten some headlines, but so far doesn’t seem to have done much to resolve the issue,