Seafarers
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Operations
Life of abandoned crew off Tunisia compared to a sinking prison
Comparing his ship to a prison at risk of sinking, the master of the abandoned chemical tanker has contacted Splash…
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Europe
Mediterranean Car Carriers Line involved in another case of crew neglect
Greece’s Mediterranean Car Carriers Line (MCCL) is in the news again after it was revealed that the crew on another…
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Middle East
Conditions now deadly on abandoned chemical tanker off Tunisia
The master of the chemical tanker has contacted Splash with details of another shocking case of crew abandonment. The ship…
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Americas
USCG calls off search for chief mate missing from Golden Ocean bulker
The US Coast Guard (USCG) has announced the suspension of search activities for a crewman reported missing from a bulk…
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Asia
Crew stranded at Kandla for the last year close to going home
Crew stranded on two UAE-controlled product tankers in India are close to finally getting home after a traumatic year. A…
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Europe
Greek owner pays $166,000 in crew pay arrears to get car carrier into gear
Another crew neglect case has been resolved. Splash reported at the start of the month on the plight of Ukrainian…
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Americas
Injured crewman airlifted from Aegean tanker off Galveston
A US Coast Guard (USCG) helicopter was used to airlift an injured crewman from a tanker about 40 miles south…
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Americas
MOL boxship suffers engine fire off Canada, two crew injured
Containership , owned by Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, suffered a fire in its engine room, causing the ship to lose…
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Europe
Greek car carrier operator accused of failing to pay crew
Christian Roos, a Belgian ITF inspector, has alerted Splash to another case of crew abandonment. Roos used Twitter to highlight…
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Operations
Booklet published on gender diversity at sea
International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) and Anglo-Eastern Ship Management in cooperation with WISTA International have published a new…
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Asia
Campaign targets unscrupulous Indian crewing agencies
The International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) is launching a new campaign to discourage Indian seafarers from signing up…
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Asia
MOL completes takeover of Dutch crewing firm
Japan’s largest shipping line, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), has taken full control of European manning company Azalea Maritime. The Dutch…
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Middle East
Sanchi sinks following another explosion, NITC says crew of 32 all dead
NITC tanker , which has been burning in the East China Sea for over a week, sank on Sunday after…
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Europe
Union Maritime tanker goes missing off Benin
UK-based Union Maritime says it has lost communication with 2005-built oil products tanker , which was at anchor off Benin,…
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Greater China
Authorities struggle to douse NITC tanker fire
Firefighting operations to douse the NITC tanker Sanchi in the East China Sea near Shanghai carried on for a fourth…
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Greater China
Biohazard team on standby as Iranian tanker turns toxic fireball
The fire onboard National Iranian Tanker Co’s suezmax tanker continues two days after the vessel collided with Chinese bulker CF…
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Middle East
Iranian tanker collides with Chinese bulker, entire crew of 32 missing
Iranian oil tanker , while loaded with 136,000 tonnes of crude oil, has collided with Chinese bulker CF Crystal in the…
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Operations
Mission to Seafarers handles record number of abandoned crew cases in 2017
The Mission to Seafarers claims 2017 marked a high point in the number of cases of abandoned crew the charity…
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Asia
Vietnamese master abducted by Abu Sayyaf found dead
A Vietnamese master kidnapped in southern Philippine waters last year has been found killed. Pham Minh Tuan was found by…
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Americas
Worker dies on Petrobras drillship in US Gulf of Mexico
Brazil’s state oil firm Petrobras revealed on Tuesday that a worker on one of their drillships in the US Gulf…
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