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Seafarer handed 20-year sentence over fatal stabbing

Photo of Sam Chambers Sam ChambersNovember 8, 2022
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A Filipino seafarer who stabbed to death a colleague on the MSC Ravenna containership bound for Los Angeles was sentenced yesterday to 20 years in federal prison.

Michael Dequito Monegro, 44, had pleaded guilty in May to the crime, admitting to stabbing the victim 31 times.

“Monegro stopped stabbing the victim only when he became too tired to continue,“ a statement from the US attorney’s office said.

Monegro was kept under guard in his cabin and arrested a week later when the ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles.

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Photo of Sam Chambers Sam ChambersNovember 8, 2022
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Sam Chambers

Starting out with the Informa Group in 2000 in Hong Kong, Sam Chambers became editor of Maritime Asia magazine as well as East Asia Editor for the world’s oldest newspaper, Lloyd’s List. In 2005 he pursued a freelance career and wrote for a variety of titles including taking on the role of Asia Editor at Seatrade magazine and China correspondent for Supply Chain Asia. His work has also appeared in The Economist, The New York Times, The Sunday Times and The International Herald Tribune.
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