December 9, 2023
SOME 400 participants of the recently concluded Seatrade Maritime Crew Connect Global 2023 in Manila had a glimpse of the latest available technologies in maritime education and training worldwide. The yearly gathering of shipowners, ship managers, crewing managers and shipping executives provides a platform for maritime training service providers to showcase their latest generations of
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The Comoros-registered Raptor had a crew of 14. Only one survivor has been rescued so far. ADVERTISEMENT The search continues for 12 crew members missing after a cargo ship sank in rough weather on Sunday. Frontex, the European Union’s border and coastguard agency, has joined rescue efforts near the Greek island of Lesbos. The Comoros-flagged
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SALARIES for seafarers are rising by at least 10 percent as the crew employment market tips in their favor, according to Danica Crewing Specialists. The company’s 2023 Seafarers’ Survey found that salaries for senior officers have increased by 10 to 15 percent, regardless of nationality, compared to its 2021 results. Salary figures are particularly strong
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The OWO Haptic Gaming System – The Crew Motorfest Edition is a revolutionary device that enhances the immersion and realism of virtual reality games. It consists of a jacket that covers the entire body and a backpack that contains haptic feedback engines and sensors. The jacket responds to the movements and actions of the player
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Alec Baldwin is seen firing a prop firearm and speaking to crew members about safety precautions in behind-the-scenes “Rust” footage filmed before the shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in October 2021, NBC News reported on Wednesday. Part of nearly seven minutes of videos obtained by NBC News show Baldwin walking out of a door
READ MOREFive U.S. servicepeople were killed when a military helicopter crashed over the eastern Mediterranean Sea during a training mission, U.S. officials said Sunday. The military’s European Command said all five crew members on board were killed when the aircraft went down “during a routine air refueling mission as part of military training.” The military first
READ MOREChina launched its youngest-ever crew for its orbiting space station on Thursday as it seeks to put astronauts on the moon before 2030. The Shenzhou 17 spacecraft lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the edge of the Gobi Desert in northwestern China atop a Long March 2-F rocket at 11:14 a.m. According
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Just nine months after announcing his retirement, Major Tim Peake may be about to make a spectacular return to space. According to reports, the legendary British astronaut will lead a four-person UK team to the International Space Station (ISS) sometime in the next few years. Major Peake – known as the ‘first British spaceman’ – is set
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Officials in the United Kingdom ended their search for a man who went overboard from a cruise ship on Sunday. The man went overboard off the AIDAperla cruise ship early Sunday morning near Ramsgate, United Kingdom, according to BBC News. His Majesty’s Coastguard was alerted to the incident and assisted in searching for the missing
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday announced that the Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1) unmanned test flight — the first development flight that tests the performance of the Gaganyaan crew escape system — is scheduled for October 21 between 7 am and 9 am from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. The test
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