ITF News Update – 12th to 20th January

Pilot Killed in Boarding Accident on the Humber | Maritime Executive – 12^th Jan
A marine pilot on the Humber Estuary was killed Sunday while boarding a merchant vessel, according to the UK Marine Pilots’ Association.
https://maritime-executive.com/article/pilot-killed-in-boarding-accident-on-the-humber

Watch: Fire onboard cargo ship in Indonesia | Safety4Sea – 13^th Jan

Fire broke out onboard the general cargo ship “Fortuner” on January 12, in Indonesian waters, with initial information reporting that the cause was a short circuit in the engine room.

https://safety4sea.com/watch-fire-onboard-cargo-ship-in-indonesia/

New advisory committee launched to address major maritime issues impacting Filipino seafarers | ITF Seafarers – 16^th Jan

16 January 2023, London: Global leaders from organisations representing seafarers, shipowners and other maritime employers signed a memorandum of understanding with the Philippines’s Department of Migrant Workers on Wednesday 11 January, to form the International Advisory Committee on Global Maritime Affairs (IACGMA).

https://www.itfseafarers.org/en/news/new-advisory-committee-launched-address-major-maritime-issues-impacting-filipino-seafarers

Philippine seafarers are on a sinking ship. Billions of dollars will drown with them | The Ken – 16^th Jan

Filipinos make up more than one-third of the world’s seafarers, but they could soon be banned from the open sea. The unlikely culprit is the Philippines’ poor maritime-training record

https://the-ken.com/sea/story/philippine-seafarers-are-on-a-sinking-ship-billions-of-dollars-will-drown-with-them/

WATCH: Indian Coast Guard rescues 7 crew after boat catches fire off Gujarat coast | Times Now – 16^th Jan

PRO Defence Gujarat shared pictures of the rescue operation and said that five missing crew members and two persons who got injured were rescued 50 km off Porbandar coast. The Crew had abandoned the boat after it caught fire, it further said.

https://www.timesnownews.com/india/watch-indian-coast-guard-rescues-7-crew-after-boat-catches-fire-off-gujarat-coast-article-97037939

Tanker explodes, dock workers missing | Bangkok Post – 17^th Jan

Eight workers were missing and houses damaged after an empty oil tanker caught fire and exploded at a dockyard on the Mae Klong river in Samut Songkhram on Tuesday morning.

https://www.bangkokpost.com/learning/easy/2484577/tanker-explodes-dock-workers-missing

Crew must have negative PCR at Qingdao and Tangshan LNG Terminals | Safety4Sea – 17^th Jan

GAC informed that it received an update on the new regulations related to crew change/owner’s matters at Chinese LNG Terminals.

https://safety4sea.com/crew-must-have-negative-pcr-at-qingdao-and-tangshan-lng-terminals/

Coast Guard rescues 7 people, stranded tugboat off Ocean City coast | WMAR -17^th Jan

The tug was pulling a 290-foot barge from New Jersey to Guyana when it got stuck 30 miles off the coast of Ocean City

https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/coast-guard-rescues-stranded-tugboat-off-ocean-city-coast

6 more bodies found after tanker fire | Bangkok Post – 19^th Jan

The bodies of six more workers killed by an explosion and fire aboard an oil tanker at a dockyard on the Mae Klong River on Tuesday were found yesterday.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2485804/6-more-bodies-found-after-tanker-fire

New Covid restrictions cause crew change problems | Daily Cargo News – 20^th Jan

NEW Covid-19 testing requirements and restrictions in some countries are creating crew change problems, the Global Maritime Forum has found.

https://www.thedcn.com.au/region/international/new-covid-restrictions-cause-crew-change-problems/