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Starving sailors desperate for freedom, after six months of hell
6 August, 2018 https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2018/8/6/starving-sailors-despera...

Tanker splits boat into two
Aug 08, 2018 https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/tanker-splits-boat-into-two-250832

Bangalore: Three fishermen died and nine were missing after an oil tanker rammed into their boat off the Kochi coast early on Tuesday, ripping the vessel apart, before sailing away in the pre-dawn darkness.

Among those feared drowned in the Arabian Sea was a man from Calcutta identified as Bikash Das.

Maersk container ship collided with longliner, returned and rescued the crew
Erofey Schkvarkin August 7, 2018 http://maritimebulletin.net/2018/08/07/maersk-container-ship-collided-wi...

Ship's crew has close call after being adrift for days
August 7, 2018 | http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2018/08/07/ships-crew-has-close-call-...

The Makmur Timur lays half-submerged in Muara Baru Port in North Jakarta on Tuesday. (Via kompas.com/Sudinhub Kepulauan Seribu)

Cargo ship hits fishing boat, 3 dead
IANS | August 7, 2018 https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/cargo-ship-hits-fish...

Authorities have zeroed in on an Indian cargo ship off Kerala which is learnt to have hit an Indian fishing boat early on Tuesday killing three fishermen and injuring two, Kerala Fisheries Minister J. Mercykutty said.

Nine persons are reported missing, the Minister added.

Container ship collides with LPG tanker off Gibraltar
07/08/18 https://safety4sea.com/container-ship-collides-with-lpg-tanker-off-gibra...

UK MAIB reported a collision between the UK registered container ship, ANL Wyong, and an Italian registered LPG tanker, King Arthur, approximately 4 miles south east of Gibraltar.

Facts and Fiction About Women Seafarers
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Search called off for overboard cruise ship crew member in Sitka Sound
KTUU Staff, Associated Press | Aug 03, 2018 http://www.ktuu.com/content/news/Search-called-off-for-overboard-cruise-...

KODIAK, Alaska (KTUU) — The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search on Friday for a crew member believed to have fallen overboard from the Holland America cruise ship Amsterdam sometime on Thursday.

Substitution or alteration of POEA seafarer contract as illegal recruitment
ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO |August 06,2018 http://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/188001/substitution-alteration-poea-se...

Red7Marine combats the skills shortage
Jake Frith 6 Aug 2018 http://www.maritimejournal.com/news101/industry-news/red7marine-combats-...

With UK marine construction company Red7Marine continuing to expand, the company is now uniquely positioned to provide a tailor-made training platform for people looking to start a career in the marine industry.