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Seafarer Desertion – The Club’s Experience
07/05/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/seafarer-desertion-the-clubs-experi...

Thousands of SA seafarers face axing from 'white list' that allows them to work abroad
Melanie Gosling, May 10 2019 https://www.fin24.com/Economy/thousands-of-sa-seafarers-face-axing-from-...

South African flagged ships and about 5 000 South African seafarers trained in this country face being struck off the International Maritime Organisation’s "white list" – meaning they would be unable to work in international shipping.

General cargo ship sank in Gulf of Tonkin, crew rescued
NIKOLAY TORKIN May 10, 2019 https://maritimebulletin.net/2019/05/10/general-cargo-ship-sank-in-gulf-...

Chinese ferry caught fire, returned to port, Yellow sea
Mikhail Voytenko May 9, 2019 https://maritimebulletin.net/2019/05/09/chinese-ferry-caught-fire-return...

U.S. announces its first seizure of a North Korean cargo ship for violating sanctions
Victoria Kim, Tracy Wilkinson and Chris Megerian May 09, 2019 | https://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-north-korea-fires-projectile-2019050...

Foreign sailors detained in Portland as their employer faced dumping charges sue US government
Judy Harrison • May 8, 2019 http://fiddleheadfocus.com/2019/05/08/free/foreign-sailors-detained-in-p...

Video: 13 people rescued from burning cargo ship in Sharjah
Aghaddir Ali May 08, 2019 https://gulfnews.com/uae/video-13-people-rescued-from-burning-cargo-ship...

The ship was loaded with 6,000 gallons of diesel, 120 vehicles and 300 tyres