19 MAY 2024 Romanian authorities have a search and rescue mission underway on Saturday, May 18, after a small, Turkish-owned general cargo ship sunk off the northern coast near the border with Ukraine. Three crewmembers, Syrian nationals, are reported missing while eight were rescued by another Turkish cargo ship that …
Read More »PHILIPPINES SAYS 78 CREW REFUSED TO SAIL RED SEA AS IT INCREASES BAN
26 JUN 2024 The Philippines is moving forward with steps to bar its seafarers from being aboard vessels transiting the Red Sea and sailing in the Gulf of Aden near Yemen. During a press briefing on Tuesday in Manila, the Department of Migrant Workers detailed the steps it plans to …
Read More »BOATER FINED $34,000 FOR GOING THE WRONG WAY UP DOVER STRAIT TRAFFIC LANE
26 JUNE 2024 A recreational fisherman has been fined $34,000 for multiple breaches of the rules of the Dover Strait Traffic Separation Scheme, which caused considerable disruption in one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. On September 14, 2022, HM Coastguard’s Rescue Coordination Center in Dover spotted a …
Read More »SURVEY: DECARBONIZATION ADDS TO SEAFARERS’ WORKLOAD, FATIGUE, AND STRESS
25 JUNE 2024 One of the themes being highlighted on this the Day of the Seafarer as declared by the International Maritime Organization are the challenges and contributions of the profession. The charitable organization ISWAN (International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network) is highlighting that the drive to decarbonization is having …
Read More »ITF SAYS FLAG STATES MUST INSTRUCT SHIPS TO DIVERT FROM RED SEA FOR SAFETY
25 JUNE 2024 Marking the Day of the Seafarer, the International Transport Workers’ Federation speaking on behalf of seafarers’ unions globally is urging the international community to reflect on the invaluable contribution of seafarers to the global economy. In the face of the latest escalation from the Houthis attacking ships …
Read More »ON DAY OF THE SEAFARER, IMO EMPHASIZES SAFETY AND SECURITY
24 JUNE 2024 Each year on June 25, the global maritime community pauses to celebrate seafarers, who deliver 90 percent of all international trade. Seafarers work around the clock in a challenging industrial environment, and they leave their families for up to a year at a time in pursuit of …
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