Findings from a Lloyd’s Register survey on maritime workers’ wellbeing during COVID-19 reveal important lessons for our industry There are currently 400,000 seafarers stuck at sea, according to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), due to […]
According to a statement by the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia Information Sharing Centre (ReCAAP ISC) on 26 October, robberies were attempted on three Greek-owned ships over […]
Five of 10 members on a Thai roll-on, roll-off (ro-ro) ferry, Seatran Ferry 12, are missing after the vessel capsized near Kaohsiung, Taiwan, just before midnight on 23 October. The coast guard said that it […]
Crew trapped on ships are crying out for help. SAS talks to the people onshore answering that call and helping seafarers awaiting repatriation Krista Thomas is lucky to get more than a few hours’ sleep […]
Six new virus outbreaks have been uncovered in Australian ports in recent weeks as concerns grow that labour-supply countries are failing to ensure crew are properly screened. According to estimates by the International Maritime Organization, […]
Sixty two seafarers – most of whom are South Africans – had a lucky escape after abandoning their Belize-flagged fishing vessel, Geo Searcher, in the South Atlantic about 2,500 km from Cape Town. The South […]
According to the latest quarterly report by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), Southeast Asia has recorded 51 piracy attacks year to date, surpassing the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) with 44 incidents. The IMB report shows […]
I have responded to more incidents of seafarers attacking their shipmates, more confirmed suicides, and more people missing overboard (suspected suicides) in 2020 than in any other year of my career. The number of such […]
South Africa has conducted “hundreds” of crew changes at its nine commercial ports since the country eased its COVID-19 lockdown restrictions to level 2 on 18 August 2020 and level 1 on 21 September 2020. […]
Sixty crew members stranded aboard Indian cruise liner Karnika have been pushed into a more perilous situation after indebted owner Jalesh Cruises put out a notice to shut operations amid mounting unpaid wages claims and […]
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