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Huge tanker blast sparks fire injuring 12 in South Korea
Agence France-Presse / September 28, 2019 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1170819/huge-tanker-blast-sparks-fire-inju...

SEOUL, South Korea — A huge blast on an oil tanker in a South Korean port sparked a raging fire that spread to a nearby vessel on Saturday, leaving 12 sailors injured authorities said.

Tagle to hold mass for seafarers
Christina Hermoso September 27, 2019 https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/09/27/tagle-to-hold-mass-for-seafarers/

Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle will preside over a holy mass at 9 a.m. Sunday, September 29, at the Paco Arena in Manila to mark the 24th National Seafarers Day in recognition of the work done and sacrifices of Filipino seafarers.

Isko mulls creation of maritime school in UDM
Joseph Almer Pedrajas September 9, 2019 https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/09/09/isko-mulls-creation-of-maritime-school...

Delegates from the Panama Maritime Authority pay a courtesy call to Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso (MANILA PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE / MANILA BULLETIN)

Porter dies after getting pinned by a vessel’s ramp in Sta. Fe port on Bantayan Island
Alven Marie A. Timtim September 20,2019 https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/259305/porter-dies-after-getting-pinn...

NYK mega container ship struck, badly damaged tanker in Perama, Greece
STEPAN KOTCHERGA September 26, 2019 http://maritimebulletin.net/2019/09/26/nyk-mega-container-ship-struck-ba...

US blacklists Cosco subsidiaries for allegedly violating Iran sanctions
Jason Jiang September 26th, 2019 https://splash247.com/us-blacklists-cosco-subsidiaries-for-allegedly-vio...

The US Department Of Treasury has announced sanctions on six Chinese companies, including subsidiaries of state-run shipping giant Cosco Shipping, as well as their officials for allegedly violating US sanctions by transporting Iranian oil.

Shipping industry hails women on World Maritime Day
Varsha Saraogi 26 Sept 2019 https://www.ship-technology.com/news/shipping-industry-hails-women-on-wo...

Companies across the globe are celebrating women’s contribution to the maritime industry, as World Maritime Day kicks off today with ‘Empowering Women in the Maritime Community’ as its main theme.

Ensuring the rights of nomadic seafarers
Report from UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Caroline Gluck | 25 Sep 2019 https://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/ensuring-rights-nomadic-seafarers

Abu Sayyaf Abducts Three Indonesian Seafarers
2019-09-24 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/abu-sayyaf-abducts-three-indo...

ReCAAP ISC has issued a warning stating that on September 23 at about 1200 hrs, seven masked-men armed with high powered firearms such as M16, RPG and pistols abducted three Indonesian crew from a Malaysian fishing boat. The perpetrators are believed to be members of the Kidnap for Ransom Group (KFRG) in Sulu-based Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).

MSC Seaman Charged In $1 Billion Cocaine Bust
Matteo Natalucci • 25 September 2019 https://www.porttechnology.org/news/msc-seaman-charged-in-1-billion-coca...

A US federal grand jury has indicted an MSC crew member for maritime drug-smuggling, a charge that carries a potential sentence of 10 years if convicted.

The crew members have been charged in connection with the discovery of 20 tons of cocaine aboard container ship MSC Gayane in June.