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How oil tanker disasters changed summer for a Russian resort city
Daria Dergacheva 27 July 2025 https://globalvoices.org/2025/07/27/how-oil-tanker-disasters-changed-sum...

For now, the coastline is deserted

China converts cargo ship into giant fish farm as food security push gets creative
Carol Yangin Beijing 22 Jul 2025 https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3319136/china-convert...

South Korea to invest $150bn in US shipbuilding
Sam Chambers July 31, 2025 https://splash247.com/south-korea-to-invest-150bn-in-us-shipbuilding/

South Korea has agreed to invest $150bn into a dedicated US shipbuilding revitalisation fund, as part of a $350bn bilateral trade agreement signed Wednesday in Washington.

Columbia seafarer calls for mandatory diversity and inclusion training to eradicate LGBTQ+ harassment at sea
Gary Howard July 30, 2025 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/crewing/make-diversity-and-inclusion-t...

Caribbean Island of St. Maarten Warns of Flag and Seafarer Document Fraud
Jul 31, 2025 https://maritime-executive.com/article/caribbean-island-of-st-maarten-wa...

Houthis parade missing crew of Eternity C cargo ship after sinking it in Red Sea
29 July 2025 https://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/middleeast/houthis-parade-missing-crew-of...

Houthi publish interviews with 'rescued' Eternity C seafarers
Gary Howard July 28, 2025 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/security/houthi-publish-interviews-wit...

Yemeni rebel group claim 11 seafarers were rescued in the aftermath of Houthi attack on Greek bulk carrier.

Houthis say they hold 10 crew from Greek-operated ship they sank off Yemen
Jul 29, 2025 https://www.rappler.com/world/middle-east/houthis-hold-crew-eternity-c-c...

of them contacting their families

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said on Monday, July 28, they had rescued 10 seafarers from the Greek-operated cargo ship Eternity C which they attacked and sank in the Red Sea earlier this month.

Let them eat biscuits: The tone-deaf wellness messages undermining seafarer support
July 29, 2025 https://splash247.com/let-them-eat-biscuits-the-tone-deaf-wellness-messa...

Dr Jens Tülsner from Marine Medical Solutions writes for Splash today.

The maritime industry says it cares about seafarer wellbeing, and I believe it does, but too often the way it shows that care completely misses the point.

Pinoy convicted in Ireland for smuggling €157M worth of cocaine —DFA
MICHAELA DEL CALLAR July 28, 2025 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoyabroad/dispatch/953984/pinoy-convic...

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday confirmed that a Filipino seafarer was sentenced to 18 years in prison for his alleged role in smuggling huge quantities of cocaine in 2023.
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