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Seafarers’ union seeks stricter regulations on Stellar Daisy loss

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April 7, 2017

The Federation of Korean Seafarers’ Unions (FKSU) has issued a statement criticising the government and Polaris Shipping over the disappearance of the latter’s ore carrier. Twenty-two seafarers (eight South Koreans and 14 Filipinos) remain missing […]

Stellar Daisy broke in half, claims survivor

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April 3, 2017

As hopes fade for the 22 missing crew members of Stellar Daisy, there is growing speculation as to what caused the very large ore carrier to apparently sink in the Atlantic Ocean on 31 March. […]

Stellar Daisy was converted from a 1993-built crude oil tanker that Polaris purchased from Dynacom Tankers in 2007. Credit: Malte Schwarz

Polaris VLOC sinks in Atlantic

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April 2, 2017

A very large ore carrier owned by South Korea’s Polaris Shipping has sunk in the Atlantic Ocean during a routine Brazil–China voyage. Twenty-two seafarers remain missing after seafarers aboard the 266,141 dwt Stellar Daisy sent […]