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Repatriation rights of seafarers
ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO |June 23,2020 https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/320711/repatriation-rights-of-seafarers

Let the seafarers come home!

Seafarers may exercise the right to stop working and leave ships in order to return home is the recent strong message of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) in relation to the seafarers’ repatriation issues affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

More Filipinos heading home off Royal Caribbean Harmony of the Seas
KERRI GOODING 21 JUNE 2020 http://www.loopnewsbarbados.com/content/more-filipinos-heading-home-roya...

Next stop for over 300 Royal Caribbean International staff who were stranded at sea is Manila.

After an incident two weeks ago onboard the Royal Caribbean Harmony of the Seas another batch of cruise workers have been repatriated.

Why shipping needs to shout louder about the crewing crisis
Richard Meade 22 Jun 2020 https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1132767/Why-shippi...

Shipping coping well with IMO 2020, but dispute cases may rise
Lee Hong Liang | Jun 22, 2020 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/regulation/shipping-coping-well-imo-20...

Crewmember Fatality Reported Aboard Cruise Ship off Bridgetown
06-11-2020 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/crewmember-fatality-reported-...

A Filipino crewmember from the cruise ship Harmony of the Seas was found dead outside of her cabin on June 9, prompting a call from the government of the Philippines for action on seafarer mental health.

Gov’t asking China anew to compensate crewmen of rammed fishing boat
Christia Marie Ramos -June 22, 2020 https://globalnation.inquirer.net/188737/govt-asking-china-anew-to-compe...

A closer look at the damaged fantail of the Philippine fishing boat Gem-Ver 1. (Photo from the Philippine Navy)

Crew on board cargo ship that docked at VOC Port found to be coronavirus positive
22/06/2020 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/crew-on-board-cargo-ship-that-docke...

A Filipino crew on board ‘Bulk Carina’, a bulk carrier which docked at VO Chidambaranar Port Trust (VOCPT) on June 15, was found to be coronavirus positive, the first such instance involving crew on a cargo ship calling at an Indian port to discharge cargo.

Chinese seafarers stranded as ships remain adrift in coronavirus limbo
Dewey Sim, 21 Jun, 2020 https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3089841/chinese-seafarer...

Stuck at sea: How to save the world’s seafarers and the supply systems they support
22/06/2020 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/stuck-at-sea-how-to-save-the-worlds...

Cases of self-harm at sea increase
Sam Chambers June 18, 20202 https://splash247.com/cases-of-self-harm-at-sea-increase/

Cases of self-harm at sea are on the increase as the months stretch by without a global solution to the crew change crunch.