ILO Adopts New Minimum Wage for Seafarers
A subcommittiee of the International Labour Organization (ILO) has agreed to raise the minimum wage for seafarers to up to $673 per month following the conclusion of negotiations between shipowners...
The Lady A, a 67-foot recreational vessel, sinks in 180 feet of water north of Dungeness Spit, Sequim, Wash., following the rescue of two people aboard by a small boat crew from Coast Guard Station Port Angeles, Oct. 17, 2014. A small boat crew from the Tokyo Express, a 664-foot tanker vessel transiting the area at the time of the distress call, had also launched to assist. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles)
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