All content tagged with: "seafarers"
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06 Sep 2019
New direction for Italian policy on rescue ships
Italy’s punitive approach to search-and-rescue ships attempting to land migrants and refugees rescued from the Mediterranean Sea looks set to change with the...
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06 Sep 2019
Maritime crime threat to crews continues
Piracy and robbery – often armed – continue to pose threats to crews in many hotspots around the world. While the waters off West Africa remain the most...
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30 Aug 2019
Rescued migrants allowed to land in Italy
An Italian court has allowed 83 migrants who had been rescued at sea to be disembarked, after a political standoff had forced them to stay on board their rescue...
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30 Aug 2019
Migrants drown in the English Channel
Following concerns about the growing number of refugees and migrants attempting the perilous crossing of the English Channel in small boats to reach British waters,...
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23 Aug 2019
Armed pirates kidnap 17 crew off Cameroon
Armed pirates have kidnapped 17 crew members in two separate incidents off Cameroon a week ago. In the first attack, in Doula anchorage on 15 August, armed men...
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23 Aug 2019
Rescued migrants suffer as standoff over rescue boat continues
There are concerns about the medical and psychological condition of people rescued from the Mediterranean Sea and stranded onboard a rescue boat that has been...
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16 Aug 2019
Court allows migrant rescue ship into Italian waters
An Italian court has suspended a government ban preventing a charity migrant rescue ship with over 140 passengers from entering the country. The Spanish-flagged...
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09 Aug 2019
Seafarers working on cruise ships and ferries are the unhappiest
A report from the Mission to Seafarers reveals that seafarers working on cruise ships and ferries are among the unhappiest in the shipping industry. Its latest...
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09 Aug 2019
Italy and Malta refuse landing to 121 rescued migrants
In the latest standoff between European governments and search-and-rescue operators in the Mediterranean Sea, Italy and Malta have both refused to accept a Spanish...
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09 Aug 2019
Seafarers working on cruise ships and ferries are the unhappiest
A report from the Mission to Seafarers reveals that seafarers working on cruise ships and ferries are among the unhappiest in the shipping industry. Its latest...