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More areas under Signal No. 1 due to TD ‘Usman’
Daphne Galvez -December 27, 2018

MANILA, Philippines — The weather bureau placed more areas under Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 1 as Tropical Depression “Usman” inched closer to the country.

Ship crew member missing off Rotterdam coast
Janene Pieters December 26, 2018 https://nltimes.nl/2018/12/26/ship-crew-member-missing-rotterdam-coast

Dutch rescue organization KNRM searched for hours for a missing crew member of a ship anchored off the coast or Rotterdam on Tuesday. Multiple lifeboats, helicopters and a Coast Guard plane were deployed in the search, but the man was not found.

Court in Crimea refuses to release 20 out of 24 Ukrainian seamen captured near Kerch Strait
26.12.2018 https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/555750.html

The Supreme Court of Crimea on December 26 refused to release the last five naval seamen out of the crews of three Ukrainian naval vessels captured in the Black Sea on November 25 after considering complaints against their arrest, an Interfax correspondent has reported.

Cargo ship capsized and sank in Singapore Strait
NIKOLAY TORKIN December 25, 2018 https://maritimebulletin.net/2018/12/25/cargo-ship-capsized-and-sank-in-...

Cargo ship pushed aground by storm, Black sea, Russia
STEPAN KOTCHERGA December 25, 2018 https://maritimebulletin.net/2018/12/25/cargo-ship-pushed-aground-by-sto...

CHIRP Maritime: In 2018, We Have Seen a Continuance of Fatalities
Jeff Parfitt 2018-12-25 https://www.maritime-executive.com/editorials/chirp-maritime-in-2018-we-...

Cargo ship sinks off Tanjung Sepang; Six rescued, three still missing
NURUL AMANINA SUHAINI - December 26, 2018 https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2018/12/443980/cargo-ship-sinks-tanju...

KOTA TINGGI: Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) rescued six crew members after a cargo ship sank off Tanjung Sepang, near here yesterday.

Authorities are still looking for three more reported missing in the 2pm incident.

Container ship CMA CGM NORMA sunk Chinese freighter in collision
Erofey Schkvarkin December 26, 2018 http://maritimebulletin.net/2018/12/26/container-ship-cma-cgm-norma-sunk...

Ship Recycling: No Sleepless Nights for the E.U.
Nikos Mikelis 2018-12-25 https://www.maritime-executive.com/editorials/ship-recycling-no-sleeples...

Thames Estuary cargo ship: Four in court after military operation
24 December 2018

Four men detained when the military boarded a cargo ship in the Thames Estuary have appeared in court.

The Special Boat Service descended on to the Grande Tema on Friday, its owner said, after concerns were raised for the crew's safety.

The 71,000-tonne vessel was carrying a cargo including chemicals from Lagos in Nigeria to Tilbury, Essex.

The men, of no fixed address, were charged with affray and remanded by magistrates until 31 December.