The Philippine military has rescued a Vietnamese sailor kidnapped from the bulk carrier Royal 16, together with five more men in a November-hijacking off Basilan waters by the Philippines Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists.
News ID: 75820 Publish Date : 2017/08/22
Suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf Group in Basilan sent a message to the Philippine government when they beheaded two abducted Vietnamese seafarers from the bulk carrier ship MV Royal 16.
News ID: 74814 Publish Date : 2017/07/06
As the world celebrated the UN official observance, ‘International Day of the seafarer’ on Sunday, (June 25), International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary General Kitack Lim stressed that ‘Seafarers matter!”, according recognition to the salient role and valuable contributions of seafarers from all over the world to the movement of trade and commerce via seas of continents and countries.
News ID: 74766 Publish Date : 2017/07/05
This year, once again, the 25th June will mark the annual Day of the Seafarer (DotS), and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has announced its theme of ‘Seafarers Matter’.
News ID: 74006 Publish Date : 2017/05/20
A 19-year-old seafarer has lost his life in an accident aboard the 6,266 TEU containership MSC Damla, a spokesperson from the ship’s owner Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) confirmed.
News ID: 73182 Publish Date : 2017/04/03