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3 Filipinos among 66 new virus infections on quarantined ship in Japan

Kyodo News
Updated as of Feb 10 09:43 PM

Of the 66, 45 are Japanese, 11 are Americans, 4 are Australians, 3 are Filipinos, and 1 each from Canada, Britain and Ukraine, U.S. company Princess Cruise Lines Ltd. said. Read more »

2 Pinoys, 6 others abducted from Greek oil tanker in Cameroon port

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 31 05:45 PM

Armed men attacked a Greek oil tanker in the Cameroonian port of Limbe on Tuesday and abducted eight seamen, Greece's merchant marine ministry said. Read more »

19 Filipino seafarers detained in Mexico on drug raps

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 04:45 PM

A total of 19 Filipino seafarers have been detained in Mexico over alleged violation of the country's illegal drugs law, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Tuesday. Read more »

Stranded cruise ship passengers and crew all safe

Odd Roar Lange, NTB Scanpix/Reuters
Posted at Mar 25 11:10 AM

All 163 Filipino crew members of cruise ship Viking Sky are safe after the ship was towed to port on Saturday after encountering rough seas and engine failure.  Read more »

7 Pinoy seafarers cleared of fuel smuggling in Libya return home

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 12 09:33 PM

Seven Filipino seafarers acquitted of fuel smuggling in Libya returned to the Philippines on Tuesday.   Read more »

Recruiter na nambibiktima ng mga nais mag-seaman timbog

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 23 09:04 PM

Sa imbestigasyon, lumalabas na hindi lisensiyado ang nagpanggap na recruiter. May dala pa siyang pekeng ID para ipakitang isa siyang marine engineer.  Read more »

Why 80,000 Filipino seafarers risk losing jobs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 25 11:27 PM

Over a hundred Filipinos are now officially marine transport professionals, but the future may not be bright for some other 80,000 Filipino seamen working for European shipping firms. Read more »

One dead after container ship catches fire in Arabian Sea

Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen, Reuters
Updated as of Mar 08 06:43 AM

A crew member died and 4 others went missing after fire broke out on a new Maersk Line container vessel in the Arabian Sea, the company said.   Read more »

Dead Filipino chef, engineer of ship, victims of 'foul play': coroner

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 31 05:30 PM

SYDNEY, Australia - Two Filipino seamen who mysteriously disappeared or died in separate incidents on a Japanese coal ship in Australian waters were killed, a coroner ruled Wednesday. Read more »