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Duterte to meet boat captain in Recto Bank incident
Maricar Cinco - June 16, 2019

AN PEDRO CITY, Laguna, Philippines — Malacañang has invited Junel Insigne, the captain of the Filipino fishing boat Gem-Vir 1, to a meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte.

Seafarers on edge following latest Middle Eastern tanker attacks
am Chambers June 14th, 2019 https://splash247.com/seafarers-on-edge-following-latest-middle-eastern-...

Severely injured Filipino crew medevaced in Vietnam waters
NIKOLAY TORKIN June 13, 2019 https://maritimebulletin.net/2019/06/13/severely-injured-filipino-crew-m...

Calls for Crew Wellbeing to be Enshrined in Law
Helen Kelly - 13th June 2019 |

As shocking statistics on seafarer suicides and depression are published, calls are growing for crew wellbeing to be linked with ship safety and included in international regulations. Meanwhile, shipowners are being urged to improve onboard internet access, as an increasing body of research underlines the importance of connectivity in combatting loneliness and isolation.

Rescue of persons in distress at sea duty of all seafarers
Priam Nepomuceno June 13, 2019 https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1072245

MANILA -- Regardless of who is at fault in a collision incident at the high seas, vessels that sustained minimal or no damage are obliged to rescue mariners distressed or shipwrecked by the mishap.

Four more found guilty in sprawling Vinashin corruption scandal
Sam Chambers June 13th, 2019 https://splash247.com/four-more-found-guilty-in-sprawling-vinashin-corru...

A court in Hanoi yesterday sentenced Vinashin’s former chairman Nguyen Ngoc Su to 13 years in prison for “abuse of power or position to appropriate property” in the latest chapter in a sprawling corruption case that has rattled Vietnam’s top shipbuilding group.

PH wants China to sanction ship crew for sinking Filipino fishing boat
Marje Pelayo | June 13th, 2019 https://www.untvweb.com/news/ph-wants-china-to-sanction-ship-crew-for-si...

MANILA, Philippines – Defense Chief Delfin Lorenzana has called for a diplomatic action in relation to the sea collision between a Chinese vessel and a Filipino fishing boat (F/B GIMVER 1) that left 22 Filipino fishermen adrift in the middle of the sea.

Two Oil Tankers Reportedly Struck in Gulf of Oman
The Associated Press and Reuters Jun 13, 2019 https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/incident-reported-in-gulf-of-om...

There was no immediate confirmation from ship operators or authorities in Oman or neighboring United Arab Emirates

Two tankers have been evacuated after an incident in the Gulf of Oman and the crew are safe, four shipping and trade sources said on Thursday.

New policy on registering vessels in Cyprus Register of Ships
13/06/2019

On 23 May 2019 the Deputy Ministry of Shipping via Circular 10/2019 updated its policy on the eligibility of ships registered under the Cyprus flag.

In general, ships of any type or size may be registered in the Register of Cyprus Ships or the Special Book of Parallel Registration, provided that the applicable age and type-related requirements specified below are satisfied.(1)

Frontline tanker attacked in waters off Fujairah
DANIEL LOGAN BERG-MUNCH 13.06.19 at 09:15

Vessel Front Altair, owned by John Fredriksen's tanker shipping company Frontline, is among two ships attacked off the coast of Fujairah in the Gulf of Oman. The crew of the Frontline vessel has been picked up, sources tell ShippingWatch.

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