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Deckhand admits having sex with captain when luxury yacht crashed into boat
Abigail O'Leary, 5 DEC 2019 https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/deckhand-admits-having-sex-captain...

Cheya Handley admitted having sex when the boat crashed (Image: Cheya Handley/Facebook)

Three pirates loot ship, threaten crew in mid-sea
TNN Dec 8, 2019 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/three-pirates-loot-ship-...

The pirates also threatened to physically assault the ship’s crew

Cyprus sinks cargo ship to make artificial reef
9 Dec 2019 https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/cyprus-sinks-cargo-ship-to-mak...

CYPRUS (REUTERS) - A 63-metre cargo ship has been sunk off the coast of Cyprus in an attempt to make the area's first artificial reef.

Vietnamese shipping industry adequate to meet rising demand: Vinalines
09/12/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/vietnamese-shipping-industry-adequa...

Việt Nam’s ports and shipping industry is more than sufficient to meet the country’s demand in import-export activities.

UN maritime agency commits to further action on gender equality
06/12/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/un-maritime-agency-commits-to-furth...

Fake seafarers’ certificate issue echoes in Parliament
P Manoj December 06, 2019 https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/fake-seafarers-ce...

Order passed against 263 candidates, says Shipping Minister
The Directorate-General of Shipping has debarred over 300 seafarers from sailing for one year for securing qualification certificates without attending classes.

Hong Kong-registered oil tanker attacked by pirates off Nigeria, 19 crew kidnapped
7 Dec, 2019 https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3041042/hong-k...

Nineteen sailors from a Hong Kong-registered oil tanker were kidnapped by pirates this week off the coast of Nigeria – an area in the Gulf of Guinea known to be dangerous for seafarers.

Hefty disability pay-outs to Filipino seafarers highlighted by P&I Clubs
Marcus Hand | Dec 06, 2019 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/ship-operations/hefty-disability-pay-o...

Concerns over hefty disability pay outs to Filipino seafarers with pre-existing medical conditions were flagged up by P&I clubs this week.

Carriers must train their crews for IMO 2020 or risk criminality, warns seafarer union
Gavin van Marle 02/12/2019 https://theloadstar.com/carriers-must-train-their-crews-for-imo-2020-or-...

Seafarer representatives are increasingly worried that the forthcoming IMO 2020 low-sulphur regulations could result in a spate of criminal convictions.

Cybersecurity Rises To Surface Of Maritime Industry Concerns
December 05, 2019 https://www.benzinga.com/news/19/12/14941138/cybersecurity-rises-to-surf...

Cynthia Hudson founded what would become the global maritime risk consultancy HudsonAnalytix in 1986, long before cybersecurity was a buzzword.