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Coast Guard, Marina urged to conduct regular vessel inspection
MERLINDA A. PEDROSA August 12, 2019 https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1818332

BACOLOD City Councilor Bartolome Orola urged the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) to regularly inspect the conditions of all sea vessels plying the waters of Bacolod.

Magellan, Elcano and the first circumnavigation of the globe — the 500th anniversary
August 10 2019

A crew set off into the unknown on what turned out to be a three-year voyage plagued by starvation, scurvy and mutiny, writes Isabella Bengoechea

Today, a small group of volunteers will embark in a sailing boat from Seville on a three-year journey to commemorate one of the most momentous events in history.

Filipino indicted for murder after 8 die on Taiwanese fishing boat
Keoni Everington 2019/07/15

Filipino indicted for homicide by Taiwan prosecutors after deaths of 8 fishermen

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) -- A Filipino fishery worker was indicted on Friday (July 12) for murder after a killing spree on the high seas resulted in the death of eight members of a fishing vessel.

U.S. adviser Bolton to urge tougher UK stance on Iran and China
Steve Holland August 12, 2019 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-britain/u-s-adviser-bolton-to-urg...

LONDON (Reuters) - John Bolton, U.S. President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, arrived in London on Sunday for talks at which he is expected to urge Britain to toughen its stance on Iran and Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei.

Cargo ship grounding, Russian Inner Waterways
STEPAN KOTCHERGA August 11, 2019 http://maritimebulletin.net/2019/08/11/cargo-ship-grounding-russian-inne...

Vizag-bound Malaysian cargo ship drifts to Odisha coast, sparks security concern
Aug 10, 2019 https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/vizag-boun...

Ship crew member airlifted near Durban harbour
Gcinokuhle Malinga Aug. 10, 2019 https://www.ecr.co.za/news/news/ship-crew-member-airlifted-near-durban-h...

A 46-year-old ships crewman is recovering in hospital after he was evacuated off an oil tanker yesterday morning.

Families seek answers on finding Stellar Daisy’s VDR has been damaged beyond repair
Sam Chambers August 9th, 2019 https://splash247.com/families-seek-answers-on-finding-stellar-daisys-vd...

PICS: Romanian crewman evacuated off crude oil tanker near Durban
2019-08-10 https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/pics-romanian-crewman-evacuated-...

A crewman on a Romanian ship was on Friday admitted to hospital after being evacuated off a crude oil tanker about six nautical miles off-shore of the Port of Durban, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) said.

Vizag-bound Malaysian cargo ship drifts to Odisha coast, sparks security concern
PTI 10 Aug 2019

The ship was caught in a storm in the Bay of Bengal and drifted towards Odisha before landing at the Rajhans Island, police said.

BHUBANESWAR: A Malaysian cargo ship headed to Vishakhapatnam drifted towards the Odisha coast apparently due to technical problems, sparking a security scare as marine agencies remain on high alert after the decision on Article 370, officials said on Saturday.