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World faces shortage of merchant sailors to crew ships -study

Jonathan Saul, Reuters
Posted at Jul 28 09:01 PM

There could be a shortage of merchant sailors to crew commercial ships in five years if action is not taken to boost numbers, raising risks for global supply chains, a report said on Wednesday.   Read more »

2 more seafarers aboard COVID-stricken ship off Sangley Point hospitalized

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 08:48 AM

Twelve of the 21 seafarers had tested positive for the coronavirus upon arrival Thursday after a 2-day port stop in India. Read more »

12 Filipino seafarers positive for COVID-19 after 2-day port stop in hotspot India; 2 critical

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 07 12:50 PM

MANILA— More than half of 21 seamen in an all-Filipino crew of a container vessel arrived in the Philippines with COVID-19 Thursday, with two of them critical, after a two-day port stop in India where the disease has scored record-breaking deaths and infection rates.   Read more »

Global investors call for end to seafarers marooned at sea due to coronavirus

Jonathan Saul, Reuters
Posted at Jan 13 09:20 AM

A group of leading investors on Wednesday called for an end to a crisis involving hundreds of thousands of seafarers stuck on ships for many months due to COVID-19, warning that the situation was creating bigger risks every day.   Read more »

Pope Francis sends aid, personal gift to kin of Pinoy crew in capsized cargo ship

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 11:52 AM

Pope Francis has sent a donation to the crew of the cargo ship that capsized off Japan last month, among them 39 Filipinos, according to a report by Vatican News. Read more »

11 seafarers na halos 2 taong stranded sa barko nakauwi na ng Pilipinas

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 29 09:20 PM

Nakauwi na ang 11 Pilipinong seafarer mula China na na-stranded dahil sa pagsasara ng mga border dahil sa pandemya.    Read more »

In honor of Filipino seafarers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 10:40 AM

Families of seafarers who perished at sea, together with members of the Philippine Coast Guard, throw rose petals in Manila Bay in honor of their loved ones during the 25th National Seafarers Day on Sunday. Read more »

After 2-day search, China says 'no trace' of missing Filipino seamen in its waters

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 07:42 PM

MANILA — The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines said Thursday the Chinese coast guard found "no trace" in its waters of any Filipino survivor who went missing after their cattle ship capsized off Japan amid a storm over 3 weeks ago.  Read more »

China, Korea, Taiwan help sought in search for missing Pinoy seafarers

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 12:24 PM

The government has sought help from China, South Korea and Taiwan to search for 36 Filipino seafarers who have been missing for over 3 weeks after their typhoon-battered ship capsized off Japan, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration said Thursday.    Read more »

11 stranded Pinoy seafarers umaasang makauwi matapos makadaong ang barko sa China

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 12:39 PM

MAYNILA— Nakadaong na sa port sa China ang barkong sakay ang 11 Filipino crew na mahigit isang taong stranded matapos abutan na rin ng COVID-19 pandemic.   Read more »

Search ops sa higit 30 Pinoy seamen na nawawala pa rin sa Japan ituloy: kaanak

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 08:56 PM

Naghihinagpis ang mga kaanak ng mahigit 30 tripulanteng Pinoy mula sa lumubog na cargo ship sa karagatan ng Japan. Read more »

2 Filipino survivors from sea mishap off Japan returning home to PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 11:52 PM

MANILA - The Department of Foreign Affairs said Friday the 2 Filipino survivors from a cargo ship that sank off Japan amid a storm earlier this month, are on their way home to the Philippines. Read more »

PH post repatriates 8 Pinoy seafarers stranded for months in China

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 12:36 PM

MANILA - Eight Filipino seafarers were repatriated after months of being stranded on board a Chinese fishing vessel in Fujian province in China, the Philippine Consulate General in Xiamen said on Thursday.   Read more »

PH envoy says Japan Coast Guard still searching for missing Gulf Livestock crew

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 06:55 PM

The Japanese Coast Guard continues to search for missing crew members of the cargo vessel Gulf Livestock, according to Philippine Ambassador to Japan Jose Laurel V.   Read more »

Japan halts search for crew of capsized freighter, several Filipino seamen still missing

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 02:07 PM

Japanese authorities have halted their full-time search operations for missing crew of a cargo ship that sank in a typhoon in the East China Sea last week, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Thursday. Read more »

DFA confirms body found by Japanese Coast Guard belongs to Filipino crewmember of missing freighter

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 07 11:26 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs on Monday said the remains found by the Japanese Coast Guard last Sept. 4 has been confirmed to belong to a Filipino sailor.   Read more »

Life raft saved second Pinoy from typhoon shipwreck off Japan: fiancée

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 07 01:26 PM

A life raft saved a second Filipino whose typhoon-battered ship capsized off Japan last week, his fiancée said Monday.    Read more »

2 Pinoy survivors from sea mishap off Japan now in contact with families; several still missing

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 05 04:28 PM

MANILA - The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Saturday 2 Filipino survivors from a cargo ship that sank off Japan amid a storm earlier this week were already in contact with their families. Read more »

Typhoon hampers search for ship survivors near Japan; dozens, including Filipinos, still missing

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 05 03:02 PM

Japanese authorities on Saturday resumed searching for dozens of missing sailors from a cargo ship that sank in a typhoon, but high waves caused by an approaching storm prevented boats from joining the operation.  Read more »

2nd Filipino survivor from capsized freighter rescued off Japan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 05 02:40 AM

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday night confirmed a second Filipino survivor was found from the cattle ship that capsized off Japan. Read more »