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2 more found dead on sunken cargo ship in Tokyo Bay
15 October 2019 https://japantoday.com/category/national/2-more-found-dead-after-panaman...

Two more crew members of a Panamanian cargo ship were found dead Monday after the vessel sank late Saturday in Tokyo Bay, where it was anchored as Typhoon Hagibis approached, the Japan Coast Guard said.

Cargo Ship Runs Aground in Corsica
Mike Schuler October 14, 2019 https://gcaptain.com/cargo-ship-runs-aground-in-corsica/?utm_campaign=tw...

Authorities in France are responded to the grounding of a cargo ship on the island of Corsica early Sunday morning.

Allotment, remittances and Violence Against Women and their Children Act (VAWC)
Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho October 15,2019 https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/264129/allotment-remittances-and-viol...

A Filipino seafarer can be held criminally liable due to the act of abandoning his financial obligation to persons to which he is obliged by law to support.

Criminalisation a Major Fear of Seafarers According to Union Report: Crews Concerned About Risks of All Types
October 10, 2019 https://www.handyshippingguide.com/shipping-news/criminalisation-a-major...

Why are third officers being paid less than coffee shop workers?
Nick Chubb October 14th, 2019 https://splash247.com/why-are-third-officers-being-paid-less-than-coffee...

5 Chinese seamen dead after Panamanian ship sinks in typhoon-hit Tokyo Bay
Xinhua| 2019-10-14 http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-10/14/c_138470538.htm

TOKYO, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Five Chinese crew members died, one missing and another rescued after a Panama registered cargo ship sank late Saturday in Tokyo Bay, where it was anchored as Typhoon Hagibis approached, the Chinese embassy in Japan confirmed to Xinhua on Monday.

The huge oil tanker crash off East Yorkshire that was close to being one of UK's worst ever disasters
Angus Young, Debbie Hall, Adam Cresswell, Mike Fox, Dan Kemp 13 OCT 2019

A major ecological disaster was averted on our doorstep after the Phillips Oklahoma and Fiona crashed

Almirante: Seafarer’s disability benefits
DOMINADOR A. ALMIRANTE October 11, 2019 https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1827131

ON JAN. 16, 2012, petitioner George M. Toquero was employed by respondent Crossworld Marine Services Inc. (Crossworld) on behalf of its principal, Kapal Cyprus Ltd., as a fitter for vessel mv AS Victoria.

Two more Thai marine parks declared ASEAN heritage parks
October 11, 2019 https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/environment/two-more-thai-marine-parks-d...

“The two marine parks are Thailand’s fifth and sixth to be given the status of ASEAN heritage parks.”

The invisible work force
John Ioannou October 11, 2019 https://cyprus-mail.com/2019/10/11/the-invisible-work-force/

Seafarers are often referred to as the world’s invisible workforce. And as representatives from seafaring organisations are again noticeably absent among the keynote speakers at the 2019 Cyprus Maritime conference, this label continues to ring true.