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Mock oil spill tests PH, Indonesia, Japan coast guards
Kyodo News Jul 04 2019 https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/04/19/mock-oil-spill-tests-ph-indonesia...

DAVAO GULF - The coast guards of Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines took part Wednesday in a mock oil spill exercise in southern Philippine waters.

Ship detained in Leith port over unpaid wages
4 July 2019 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-48867885

A cargo ship has been detained in Leith port in Edinburgh for non-payment of wages to Russian sailors on board.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) confirmed it had found "several deficiencies" with the Cook Islands-flagged Alexander Tvardovskiy.

13 rescued after cargo ship runs aground in East China Sea
Xinhua| 2019-07-04 http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-07/04/c_138199557.htm

SHANGHAI, July 4 (Xinhua) -- All 13 crew members on a cargo ship have been rescued after it ran aground off the East China Sea on Thursday, according to the Donghai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport.

PH forms inter-agency council for 2021 maritime safety audit
Arianne Merez, Jul 04 2019 https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/04/19/ph-forms-inter-agency-council-for...

MANILA - The Philippines has formed an inter-agency council composed of representatives from different government agencies in preparation for a maritime safety audit by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in 2021.

Fatal Fall: Lack of Conviction About Safety Procedures On Board
2019-07-03 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/fatal-fall-lack-of-conviction...

The U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch has released its report into the death of a seafarer on the Cyprus registered ro-ro freight vessel Seatruck Pace saying work practices on board indicated that adherence to the vessel’s safety procedures was based on routine rather than of understanding and conviction.

Drugs at sea – more coke plus more ships equals more problems
Avatar Greg Miller 3 July 2019 https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drugs-at-sea-more-cocaine-more-ships-a...

China Sets Top Security Level for Malacca Strait Traffic
July 3, 2019 https://www.marinelink.com/news/china-sets-top-security-level-malacca-46...

China's Ministry of Transport has raised its security recommendation for Chinese vessels in the Malacca Strait, a major potential bottleneck for global oil, to the highest level, according to a notice dated July 2 sent to shipping companies.

Blue hydrogen economy kicks off in Rotterdam
03/07/19 https://safety4sea.com/blue-hydrogen-economy-kicks-off-in-rotterdam/

Abandoned Seafarer Tells of Conditions on MV Tamim Aldar
2019-07-02 https://maritime-executive.com/article/abandoned-seafarer-tells-of-condi...

Human Rights at Sea has published a podcast made by Second Engineer Vikas Mishra, abandoned on the UAE-flagged MV Tamim Aldar.

Mishra has been abandoned for 33 months and not seen his family or his daughter since she was nine months old. He said: “We don’t have AC, we don’t have generators, we suffer a lot.”

IMO Launches Women in Maritime Video
2019-07-02 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/imo-launches-women-in-maritim...

The IMO has produced a new film to showcase its Women in Maritime program.