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Operator of seized oil tanker to support families of crew members from PHL, Russia, Latvia, India
July 24, 2019 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoyabroad/news/702141/operator-of-seiz...

LONDON, United Kingdom - The Swedish-based operator of the British-flagged tanker seized last week by Iran said on Tuesday it was still awaiting permission to visit the ship's 23 crew members.

Number of Indian Seafarers Grows 45%
July 23, 2019 https://www.maritimeprofessional.com/news/number-indian-seafarers-grows-...

Graph: Press Information Bureau
Employment of Indian seafarers on Indian and foreign ships witnessed a growth of 45 percent in the last three years.

Stena Bulk: Filipino, 22 other crew members of seized UK ship ‘safe’
July 25, 2019 https://globalnation.inquirer.net/178290/stena-bulk-filipino-22-other-cr...

The 23 crew members of a UK-flagged ship captured by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz five days ago were all safe, the shipping company said.

Stena Bulk, the owner of the ship, said the ship’s master advised “that everyone was safe with good cooperation with the Iranian personnel onboard.”

Hontiveros seeks passage of Magna Carta for Seafarers
July 24, 2019 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoyabroad/news/702178/hontiveros-seeks...

Widow alleges cargo ship's negligence caused husband's drowning
Carrie Bradon | Jul 24, 2019 https://setexasrecord.com/stories/512781289-widow-alleges-cargo-ship-s-n...

GALVESTON — A Harris County woman is suing a cargo vessel company, alleging the defendants' negligence caused her husband to be knocked overboard and drown.

Egypt, UAE, US Kick off Drills to Bolster Maritime Security
23 July, 2019 https://aawsat.com/english/home/article/1825316/egypt-uae-us-kick-drills...

Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and the United States kicked off on Monday a joint drill aimed at bolstering regional maritime security.

Universities’ association launches Global Maritime Professional initiative
24 Jul 2019

The International Association of Maritime Universities publishes its Body of Knowledge, setting out the process and learning outcomes required by Global Maritime Professionals

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We must remember seafarers’ families in the Stena Impero crisis
John Green, London, UK 24 July 2019 https://www.ft.com/content/183e788a-ad54-11e9-8030-530adfa879c2

15 Russians, two South Koreans detained by North Korean authorities: embassy
Damin Jung and Oliver Hotham July 24th, 2019 https://www.nknews.org/2019/07/15-russians-two-south-koreans-detained-by...

Fishing vessel crew being held at Wonsan hotel, statement says

15 Russians and two South Koreans were last week detained by North Korean authorities and remain in custody, Russia’s embassy in Pyongyang confirmed on Wednesday.

Iran Warns Brazil Over Stranded Ship Barred From Refueling
Samy Adghirni and Sabrina Valle July 24, 2019 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-23/iran-warns-brazil-ove...

Iran has threatened to cut its imports from Brazil unless it allows the refueling of at least two Iranian ships stranded off the Brazilian coast, in a sign of the global repercussions of U.S. sanctions on the Islamic republic.