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Companies can step up to save seafarers stranded off China
'Its expensive, but it's the right thing to do' - that's the message from the global union body for seafarers as the ITF calls on shipping companies to pay the millions of dollars required to get seafarers off ships which remain stranded off the Chinese coast due to the countrys informal Australian exports ban.Posted On:22-Feb-2021
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Nigeria: Union kicks against imposition of DPR requirement on seafarers
The Nigeria Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association has kicked against the alleged exploitation by some oil and gas offshore companies mandating seafarers to foot the cost of acquiring Offshore Safety Permit introduced by the Department of Petroleum Resources as required by International Oil Companies.Posted On:22-Feb-2021
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Ferry capsized, sank along pier, rescuers trying to find trapped inside, Indonesia
Ferry KMP BILI capsized and sank alongside pier at Perigi Piai Jetty, north of Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia, in the afternoon Feb 20. Rescuers are trying to find out if there are any people, crew and passengers, trapped inside capsized vessel. Ferry most likely, lost stability and capsized due to faulty ballasting and cargo (vehicles) positioning on cargo deck.Posted On:22-Feb-2021
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Thai bulk carrier mass crew sickness in Canada, third mass poison-like case. Were they vaccinated?
Bulk carrier THOR MAGNCHILD, docked at Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada, called emergency services at night Feb 18 reporting 6 of ship s 24 all-Thai crew fell ill with diarrhea and vomit. When paramedics arrived, they found that the situation was much worse than initially reported - 17 crew suffered the same symptoms, so all of them have been taken to hospital for check and treatment.Posted On:22-Feb-2021
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Chinese Capesize bulk carrier explosion, several crew injured
Capesize bulk carrier CSSC CAPE TOWN suffered an explosion in fore part at night Feb 19 in British Gibraltar waters, Bay of Gibraltar. The ship arrived from Baltimore, USA, loaded with coal, destined for Algeciras, Spain, Bay of Gibraltar. Reportedly, there was no fire. Several crew members said to be injured. The ship left Bay of Gibraltar several hour after explosion and sailed to Alboran sea east of Gibraltar outside anchorage zone, where she either anchored or keeps moving at very slow speed, as of 0450 UTC Feb 20.Posted On:22-Feb-2021
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Freighter disabled by bad bunker, another sank, both heading for Nigeria
General cargo ship KING 2 on Feb 18 went adrift off Gythio, Laconic Gulf, Peloponnese, Greece, with her engine disabled by poor quality bunker fuel. Master didnt ask for assistance, awaiting bunker tanker to be refueled. As of 1445 UTC Feb 19, the ship was still off Gythio, probably anchored.Posted On:22-Feb-2021
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Mass poisoning on board of Turkish freighter, 1 died, evacuation under way, Russia
General cargo ship APRIL requested urgent medical assistance, reporting mass poisoning on board on Feb 19, while en route from Taganrog Russia, Azov sea, to Samsun, Turkey, Black sea. At the time of emergency the ship was in Azov sea, approaching Kerch Strait. 5 crew were poisoned, 1 of them died, the character of poisoning remains unknown.Posted On:22-Feb-2021
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Abu Dhabi Maritime and ADNOC Seal Waterways Safety Agreement
In a joint effort to boost maritime safety and to enhance Abu Dhabis maritime regulations, Abu Dhabi Maritime and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) have signed a five-year agreement with the aim of enhancing the safety of Abu Dhabis waterways.Posted On:22-Feb-2021
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Piracy surges in Gulf of Guinea as falling oil prices rock lawless Niger Delta
Global shipping leaders are calling for a beefed-up naval presence off west Africa, amid warnings that the region is facing a Somali-style piracy crisis. Vessels passing through the Gulf of Guinea, a vast stretch of water from Senegal to Angola, are suffering increasingly violent attacks by gangs who operate with near impunity in its poorly-policed waters.Posted On:22-Feb-2021
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