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Seafarer shore leave gets extra protection from 1 January 2018 - IMO

Tue, 01/02/2018 - 09:08 — helmsman

Seafarer shore leave gets extra protection from 1 January 2018 - IMO
2018 January 1 http://www.en.portnews.ru/news/251471/

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NYK releases partial findings in study on avoiding collisions

Tue, 01/02/2018 - 09:07 — helmsman

NYK releases partial findings in study on avoiding collisions
2018 January 1 http://www.en.portnews.ru/news/251473/

NYK and NYK Group companies MTI Co. Ltd. and Japan Marine Science Inc. released partial findings of a study on collision risk judgement and the autonomous operation of vessels, NYK said in its press release.

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Yearender: After a rough year, will wind be back in Brexit's sail in 2018?

Tue, 01/02/2018 - 09:05 — helmsman

Yearender: After a rough year, will wind be back in Brexit's sail in 2018?
Tian Dongdong/Xinhua | 2018-01-01 http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-01/01/c_136863525.htm

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Freighter troubled in English Canal on New Year Eve

Tue, 01/02/2018 - 07:42 — helmsman

Freighter troubled in English Canal on New Year Eve
Erofey Schkvarkin January 1, 2018 http://maritimebulletin.net/2018/01/01/freighter-troubled-in-english-can...

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North Korean cargo ship collided with Russian freighter, Vladivostok

Tue, 01/02/2018 - 07:40 — helmsman

North Korean cargo ship collided with Russian freighter, Vladivostok
NIKOLAY TORKIN January 1, 2018 http://maritimebulletin.net/2018/01/01/north-korean-cargo-ship-collided-...

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Irish Tech Company Help Seafarers Connect to Loved Ones Over Festive Period

Tue, 01/02/2018 - 06:49 — helmsman

Irish Tech Company Help Seafarers Connect to Loved Ones Over Festive Period
31st December 2017 https://afloat.ie/port-news/port-and-shipping-news/item/38073-irish-tech...

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'Asawa at Seaman' sa Panahon ng Internet-Maikling Salaysay

Tue, 01/02/2018 - 06:48 — helmsman

Asawa ng Seaman- Balik sa Ilang Tanaw
Helmsman Seafarertimes.com 31 Disyembre 2017

This movie may have rubbed in the image of an adulterous 'seaman's wife'
Putok na naman sa balita ang ukol sa isang seaman na habang naglalayag sa karagatan ay pinatay ang kanyang asawa at anak. Diumano, ang suspek sa pagpatay ay ang sariling boypren ng asawa ng seaman (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/955773/suspect-who-surrendered-to-cops-admi...)

Ang ganitong pagtingin sa pagiging "mahina," "marupok," o "lapitin ng tukso" ay pinalaganap sa kamalayan ng marami sa isang pelikulang pinamagatang "Lupe: A Seaman's Wife (Rated R: https://magsinetayo.tumblr.com/post/156963810847/lupe-a-seamans-wife-viv...)

Ganoon na rin sa mga lumalaganap na kolum at balitang mabilis na naibabahagi sa internet (http://www.philstar.com/share-your-story/590503/seamans-wife: https://www.wattpad.com/story/1141179-the-seaman%27s-wife-and-her-lover; http://definitelyfilipino.com/blog/agony-of-a-seamans-wife/)