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| How a cruise line made crew work without wages. |
As crew members started to make it safely off of Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line s Grand Celebration ship in mid-April, stories about life on board surfaced on social media.
Facebook and Instagram comments described how the company stopped paying working crew on board after it cancelled passenger cruises on March 14 amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
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| Australia detains cargo ships for alleged labour abuse. |
AUSTRALIAN authorities detained at least two cargo ships for alleged labour violations related to demands from seafarers to be sent home, some of whom have spent more than a year at sea.
The ships, which are or will be carrying materials for Cargill Inc and for an aluminium industry joint venture that includes Rio Tinto Group, will be detained until they can adequately address the violations, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (Amsa) said.
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| Pandemic causes delays and shortages in Maritime health care system. |
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many issues in the Maritime province s medical systems, including delays in receiving care, cancer screening, shortages in medication, and long waits for blood collection.
There has been some improvement in recent weeks, but the health care system is still adjusting to the pressures brought on by the pandemic.
Halifax pharmacy owner Jamie Flynn says being short on some medication is an issue at the best of times.
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| Seafarers should be recognized as key workers. |
Last month, International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Kitack Lim welcomed the commitment of 13 countries to facilitate crew changes and achieve key worker designation for seafarers. The commitment came in the form of a joint statement following a virtual summit hosted by the UK government on July 9.
The IMO said the step represents significant progress to help resolve a growing crisis facing the maritime industry, and would help enable hundreds of thousands of stranded seafarers to go home or join ships.
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| Vietnamese freighter aground, Philippines |
General cargo ship GLOBE 6 ran aground at around 2330 UTC Aug 12 in Bulalacao Bay near Nagubat island, southern Mindoro, Philippines. The ship with cargo of rice is en route from Ho Chi Minh Vietnam to Davao, Philippines. As of morning Aug 13, the ship is understood to be still aground.
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| 11 Filipino seafarers stranded in China call for rescue. |
Eleven Filipino seafarers onboard the Ocean Star 86 are calling to be rescued, stranded for months on the ship anchored somewhere in China, amid border restrictions meant to contain the spread of COVID-19.
"Anim na buwan na kami nakatengga dito sa China. Bukod pa yung unang transfer namin, naka 8 buwan na kami dito," said one of the seafarers in a video Rappler secured from Anthony Medina, a fellow crew member.
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| UK : BPA Objects to New Quarantine Rule for Cross-Channel Ferry Passengers. |
The UK government is imposing a new 14-day self-quarantine requirement for passengers arriving from France and the Netherlands, citing a spike in daily coronavirus case counts on the other side of the Channel. However, the decision has drawn criticism from the British Ports Association, which argues that it will have a negative effect on ferry operators.
"This is extremely disappointing news and while we fully understand the difficult situation the government is in, this is very sudden and will cause much disruption at the peak of the summer season.
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