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Hong Kong Merchant Shipping published lessons learned from an incident where crewmembers entered a coal cargo hold without wearing self-contained breathing equipment. 

Hong Kong Merchant Shipping published lessons learned from a fatal fall accident that happened on board during the testing of a shipboard derrick.

IMCA describes an incident during which a sailor died after falling from a collapsing scaffolding on board and describes what contributed to this unfortunate situation. 

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, officials from the shipping industry called on Thursday for safe passage for more than hundreds of seafarers and vessels stuck in Ukraine.

Franklin Freddy Meave Vazquez, a scalloping ship crew member, pleaded guilty in Boston’s federal court for murder in the 2018 incident off the Massachusetts coast, after he reportedly attacked three crew members and, eventually, killing one. 

It has been over 34 years since the Doña Paz ferry collided with a tanker, burnt and sank in Philippines waters five days before Christmas, adding the darkest page in the country’s maritime history.

Fears continue to rise for the ships caught in the fighting in Ukraine, as reports from Bangladesh indicate that a third engineer was killed by an artillery or missile attack near Mykolaiv.

The total fatalities onboard the Euroferry Olympia have risen to 5, after authorities discovered two more bodies on the ship, that was stricken by fire last week.

A Taiwanese marine pilot lost his life after falling from a pilot ladder on February 21, according to local media reports. 

Another two bodies were located onboard the Euroferry Olympia, after relevant authorities searched the ship. Both bodies were located in the garage. In total, 3 dead bodies have been recovered.