Safety & Piracy
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2019 Oct 03
bourbon-rhode-aht-vessel
Bourbon Rhode sinking: Fourth crew member confirmed dead
French offshore vessel owner Bourbon has confirmed the death of another crew member of the Bourbon Rhode anchor handling tug that sank in the...
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2019 Sep 30
Stolt Groenland
Stolt Tankers’ Unit Hit by Explosion in Port of Ulsan
An explosion occurred aboard the 2009-built oil/chemical tanker Stolt Groenland while the vessel was docked in...
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2019 Sep 10
Tanker
Two Crew Killed on Tanker off Dutch Caribbean
Two Filipino sailors have reportedly been stabbed to death aboard an Italian-flagged tanker off the coast of the...
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2019 Sep 09
Golden Ray lies on its side
Four crew members are missing from a cargo ship that's listing off the coast of Georgia
The US Coast Guard is trying to rescue four South Korean crew members who were on board a cargo ship that began listing heavily off the coast of ...
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2019 Aug 29
Seafarer
ITF concerned over US threat to deny visas for crews working on vessels carrying Iranian oil
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) announced that it has serious concerns regarding the lack of understanding shown by many governments in relation to international shipping and the role played by seafarers.
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2019 Aug 27
US Navy
Navy Completes Its Largest Cloud Migration to Date
The Navy Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) "tech refresh" completed Aug. 19, 10 months ahead of the projected completion date — the Navy’s largest...
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2019 Aug 19
Dublin port cruise ship terminal
Seventh Death on Irish Docks Sparks Call for Action
The ITF has joined Irish dock workers union SIPTU in an urgent call for better protection for all workers in Ireland’s ports, through both regulations and...
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2019 Aug 15
Strait of Hormuz
Extra pay for any crew attacked in Strait of Hormuz
Crew attacked in the Gulf of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz will get bonus pay and doubled death and disability compensation after the...
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2019 Aug 09
Waves
4 injured crewman evacuated off a ship
This week NSRI Port Elizabeth duty crew, accompanied by our NSRI station doctor and EC Government Health EMS rescue paramedics launched aboard the...
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2019 Aug 05
Iran Military
Iran seizes Iraqi oil tanker smuggling fuel in Gulf: TV
Iranian Revolutionary Guards seized an Iraqi oil tanker in the Gulf which they said was smuggling fuel and detained seven crewmen, Iran’s state media reported on...