seafarertimes.com ~ Maritime News for Filipino Seafarers

Four merchant ships reported to have been 'sabotaged' off UAE
Associated Press 12 May 2019 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/12/uae-four-merchant-ships-re...

Emirati officials do not say who was responsible for alleged attack as regional tensions rise between US and Iran

No oil spill from partially sunk cargo ship in Bacolod
Glazyl Masculino May 10, 2019 https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/05/10/no-oil-spill-from-partially-sunk-cargo...

BI stops foreigner with bogus visa
BENJIE VERGARA, TMT May 11, 2019
(excerpt)
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) barred a transiting passenger from leaving the country for carrying a fake Canadian visa.

Amevi Gbansouvi, 31, a Togolese national, was apprehended at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) terminal 2 on Tuesday for presenting a fake Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) to enter Canada.
...
Also on Tuesday, a Filipina worker bound for the United Arab Emirates was prevented from leaving for pretending to be a seafarer.

Seafarer Desertion – The Club’s Experience
07/05/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/seafarer-desertion-the-clubs-experi...

Thousands of SA seafarers face axing from 'white list' that allows them to work abroad
Melanie Gosling, May 10 2019 https://www.fin24.com/Economy/thousands-of-sa-seafarers-face-axing-from-...

South African flagged ships and about 5 000 South African seafarers trained in this country face being struck off the International Maritime Organisation’s "white list" – meaning they would be unable to work in international shipping.

General cargo ship sank in Gulf of Tonkin, crew rescued
NIKOLAY TORKIN May 10, 2019 https://maritimebulletin.net/2019/05/10/general-cargo-ship-sank-in-gulf-...

Chinese ferry caught fire, returned to port, Yellow sea
Mikhail Voytenko May 9, 2019 https://maritimebulletin.net/2019/05/09/chinese-ferry-caught-fire-return...

U.S. announces its first seizure of a North Korean cargo ship for violating sanctions
Victoria Kim, Tracy Wilkinson and Chris Megerian May 09, 2019 | https://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-north-korea-fires-projectile-2019050...