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Singa Ship shall be the talent provider of choice known for using high-tech platforms and the Filipino relationship-oriented approach to managing, developing, caring for people, and attracting the best in the maritime industry.

Our services, with over 30 years of experience in manning cruise ships and private yachts, singa ship is a leader in providing top quality hotel staff and technical crew to ultra luxury cruise ships. our services are designed to serve different types and sizes of vessels., our commitment, our commitment is that we only provide the best crew members for our principals. for each client that we serve, we have a dedicated crewing team headed by a seasoned professional who can respond quickly to every query..

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Take a day trip with us aboard one of our yachts to different islands of Cebu, from the island of Mactan to Kalanggaman Island and the Cuatro Islas of Leyte and a variety of island options to choose from.

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What better way to experience the sunset of the island than at sea?

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Dine under the stars with your own personal chef and a personalized menu.

Packages include optional breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

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Planning on proposing? Or just have anything to celebrate? We can assist in making your trip not just memorable but also hassle-free!

Snorkel and swimming gear except for swimwear are complementary to every package

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Take pleasure in the unparalleled views of Cebu’s islands or of nearby provinces in our fleet of yachts.

Aside from the yacht charter, we offer additional services to make your cruising experience a memorable one. Options of making your trip into an overnight stay are also available.

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The lifestyle and comfort you expect aboard your yacht is only as good as the personnel responsible for its operations, maintenance and service.

When hiring crew, from a laundry steward to a captain, confidence is key: you need the assurance that your vessel will operate and be maintained as well as – or better than – you could operate or maintain her yourself.

You need the certainty that your guests will be served and pampered to your highest expectations – and beyond.

For over 20 years through interviews conducted in the Head Office in Cebu City, Crew Asia’s hand-picked crewing personnel have provided this confidence to yacht owners throughout the world.

Quality is our By line…

All our personnel are carefully screened hand-picked professionals who have been chosen for their qualifications and experience. They are also endowed with the culturally-ingrained attitudes of loyalty and service. Interviews and cross referencing are done out of the Head Office in Cebu City.

Since 1992, Crew Asia, a POEA accredited Manning Agency has serviced the very top end of the yachting and mega-yachting community.

Today this Manning Agency deploys 600+ crew members aboard 220 yachts – from 40 meter sailing vessels to 162.5-meter mega-yachts worldwide.

As the luxurious mega yachts grow larger in size and more in number, so does Crew Asia’s client list.  Today more than 50 of the Company’s client-vessels rank amount the top 200 largest, most luxurious yachts in the world ranging from 65 meters to 162.5 meters as reported by Boat International.

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If you are an authorized Crew Asia client, we invite you to browse through the qualifications of the latest personnel available for assignment by clicking below to choose any of the Deck, Engineering or Interior positions shown below:

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Our Mission

C.F. Sharp Crew Management Inc.  aims to be the preferred supplier of Seafarers to the global Maritime industry. We intend to generate the highest possible yield for our stakeholders, and we plan to achieve this via recruitment and maintenance of skilled and motivated employees, utilization of the most up-to-date and advanced technology. We focus on quality, health, safety and the environment with integrity, in all parts of our organization.

C.F. Sharp Crew Management Inc.  consistently strives to be the most innovative, dynamic and passionate manning agency, always working with integrity.

Connect People with the Right Jobs for Them

We will help you find the perfect job for you aboard a ship. Whether it be cruise or cargo, we’ll see where you fit in.

Are You Looking to Hire Filipino Seafarers?

It’s been said that Filipinos are one of the best seafarers in the world. We’ll help you find your requirements!

We Build Lasting Relationships Between Seafarers & Ship Owners

Experience work in these amazing environment.

Good relationships are often necessary if we hope to develop our careers and our businesses.

As such, we always aim to create a harmonious and peaceful workplace for our seafarers wherever they may be deployed to. Similarly, we work towards providing our principals with the best candidates to represent their crew by ensuring proper training and development, encouraging open communication and establishing a good work/life balance.

C.F .Sharp is at the top of the manning industry for one simple reason, we treat people with respect and dignity. Our business is relationship driven, and our family values drive our culture of quality.

Miguel A. Rocha President & CEO C.F. Sharp Crew Management Inc.

Our Principal Says

“cf sharp have provided our crewing services for over 13 years now. during that time cf sharp have been perfect partners providing great advice, service and energy to the deployment of our seafarers. we are a challenging principal, but at all times cf sharp always deliver on time and are creative when required. above all is the all-round support from the cf sharp “family” that makes them different, whenever you need support from outside of the crewing team, i.e. legal, marketing, finance, hr etc. there is always an able and willing partner who works with you to support our business.”, “we all know that the past years has been challenging for maritime industry, whole team and for our customers. we want to take a moment to appreciate what cf sharp has been doing in providing high quality of work and professionalism to support the business.”, “when we think of service, it’s cf sharp. they’ve been so dedicated to deliver output on time. they’ve been illustrating the company values of persistence and focus on seafarer’s needs.”, “cf sharp upholds the culture of excellence in the industry as they continue to take the lead in developing their standards as a company. with their remarkable team, they consistently deliver quality services.”, “they reinstate crewmembers’ confidence in the company, and employees can look up to their strong leadership. cf sharp is beyond a company, it is a family, which keep each other and bring out the best from each other.”, urgent positions, cook teppanyaki, assistant hotel storekeeper, chef de cuisine japanese, pay restaurant – 2nd pastryman, learning & development manager, sound technician, cruise ships, conventional ships, 2nd engineer (tanker), 2nd engineer (bulk), fitter (tanker), electrician (oil chem), electrician ( crude tanker ), 3rd officer (crude and oilchem tanker), 4th engineer (tanker), latest industry news.

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• No. 290 Casa Rocha Bldg. General Luna Street, Intramuros, Manila, Philippines 1004

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SAFETY PROTOCOLS UPDATE

March 1, 2022

COVID-19 Advisory – Alert Level 1

The Philippine government, through the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID), has now placed the National Capital Region (NCR) and other areas under Alert Level 1 starting March 01, 2022. Due to this, the following guidelines and related amendments on the company’s COVID-19 Safety Protocols shall be implemented immediately:

A. CFS Employees

1. Office operations shall be at 100% capacity. Regular work schedules of all departments/employees shall be observed.

2. The minimum health protocols shall be continuously implemented, particularly the temperature scanning, wearing of face mask, social distancing, mandatory home isolation/quarantine and/or leave of absence when sick or not feeling well due to symptoms of COVID-19, prohibition on communal eating, among others.

3. While our workforce is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, employees are highly encouraged to have booster shots through their respective local government units.

4. Periodic mandatory random antigen testing shall still be enforced for baseline purposes.

B. Office Premises

1. Regular disinfection and sanitation of the premises and frequently touched surfaces shall remain a mandatory routine.

2. Proper ventilation shall be continuously observed.

C. Crews, Guests and Visitors

1. Scheduling of appointments prior to office visit is still required.

2. Transactions shall still be through the designated booths.

3. Waiting area shall be at 100% seating capacity.

4. The minimum health protocols on face masks and social distancing shall be strictly observed.

5. Health declaration forms are no longer required.

6. Those with symptoms must defer office appointments and follow isolation and testing guidelines.

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We work with a world-wide network of recruiting agencies to select only the most qualified crew, be aware fraudulent cruise employment opportunities.

We have recently been made aware of fraudulent entities around the world claiming to represent Princess Cruises as recruitment partners. We are working closely with our Security department and local police authorities in various countries to prevent individuals from wrongly representing themselves as Princess recruitment partners. We strongly suggest that you only discuss employment opportunities with the agencies/partners listed here. If you have any suspicion about the nature of an ad or website claiming to recruit on behalf of Princess Cruises, please contact the approved Princess agency located nearest your place of residence.

Authorized Recruitment Partners Please contact the recruitment agency that is closest to your permanent residence. The agencies listed below are the only agencies authorized by Princess Cruises to recruit on our behalf, and their activity is monitored by our corporate office.

Princess Cruises is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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Princess Cruises works with a worldwide network of recruitment partners to select and support our crew. The agencies listed here are the only agencies authorized by Princess Cruises to recruit on our behalf.

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Jebsen PTC, Inc.

Stronger together, ship management, crew management, crew agency, marine services, other services.

About Jebsen PTC

What makes us unique, why jebsen ptc, we take pride in our expertise.

Our ship management team delivered the first ISM code compliant vessels in the Philippines. Jebsen PTC Maritime, Inc., our crewing arm, has a pool of 12,500 crew. We are a one-stop-shop for training, medical, travel, and processing.

We Are Mid-sized

Our principals, major brands in shipping, have been with us for decades. We are small enough to care and big enough to matter. We look after our client’s business as if it were our own. Trust on us to deliver bespoke and personalized services.

We Take Unique Approaches

First Filipina officer. Female Cadets. Cross-industry management experience. Pioneering crewing system and app. Our history is dotted with firsts. We are not reluctant to try the untried – so long as it delivers what our customers need.

Jebsen PTC, Inc. puts prime focus on quality.

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List of Shipping Agencies in Cebu

Shipping agencies based in Cebu are very convenient to seafarers from the Visayas and Mindanao region. The need to go to Manila to process the required documents can be very costly not just in terms of money but time as well. In addition, applicants who hail from the nearby provinces can take advantage of the shipping agencies branches in Cebu area. They can apply personally to these shipping agencies and inquire regarding hiring and other concerns.

ASIANA SHIP MANAGEMENT INC  Manning Agency 2F BPI BLDG. GEN MAXILOM AVE EXTN NORTH RECLAMATIO CEBU CITY, CEBU Tel No/s :  (032) 266-7475/0905-3259008   Email Address :   [email protected] Website :   None Official Representative : DALISAY C. OHDATE Status : Valid License License Validity : 3/25/2018 to 3/24/2022

CARAVEL PHILIPPINES NAVIGATION INC  Manning Agency 6/F, SKYRISE 1, I.T. BLDG, CEBU I.T. PARK, BRGY. A CEBU Tel No/s :  (032) 415-8137/ 09177066584   Email Address :   [email protected] Website :  www.caravelphil.com Official Representative : JOVEN G VANGUARDIA Status : Valid License License Validity : 5/1/2017 to 4/30/2021

CEBU ACE-MARITIME INTERNATIONAL INC (FORMERLY MARITIME FACTORS INC)  Manning Agency G/F, GMC PLAZA BLDG., M.J. CUENCO AVE COR. LEGASPI CEBU Tel No/s :  (032) 5208855/5207278/2687274/5207663/09188160000   Email Address :   [email protected] Website :  N/A Official Representative : ALEXANDER ERENITA PINEDA Status : Valid License License Validity : 9/14/2016 to 9/13/2020

CREW ASIA INC  Manning Agency U- 802 & 803, 8F, CEBU HOLDINGS BLDG., CEBU BUSINE CEBU CITY, CEBU Tel No/s :  232-6210/231-6287   Email Address :   [email protected] Website :  www.crewasia.ph Official Representative : CRISTINA ALITA J SASNOVSK Status : Valid License License Validity : 4/15/2016 to 4/14/2020

EASTERNSTAR LINE INC  Manning Agency RM 311, 3F, LDM BLDG, M J CUENCO AVE COR LEGASPI S CEBU CITY, CEBU Tel No/s :  (032) 415-5233   Email Address :   [email protected] Website :   None Official Representative : ALBERTO T MALAGA Status : Valid License License Validity : 2/23/2017 to 2/23/2021

EURASIAN MARITIME CORPORATION  Manning Agency 2F, NEW STAR CENTER A.S. FORTUNA ST BAKILID MANDAUE CITY, CEBU Tel No/s :  63-32-344-5313/344-1587/421-1316   Email Address :   [email protected] Website :  www.eurasianmaritime.com Official Representative : BELINDA C WONG Status : Valid License License Validity : 10/13/2019 to 10/12/2023

EURO-ASIATIC SHIPPING, INC.  Manning Agency UNIT 1405, 14/F, KEPPEL CENTER, SAMAR LOOP COR CAR CEBU CITY, CEBU Tel No/s :  (032) 266-7616/ 0917-8626858   Email Address :   [email protected] Website :  www.euro-asiatic.com Official Representative : ENRICO MARIANO H ATIENZA Status : Valid License License Validity : 8/22/2016 to 8/21/2020

RIELT MARITIME INC  Manning Agency GF, BF PAJO BLG, M.L. QUEZON, BRY PAJO, LAPU-LAPU CEBU Tel No/s :  520-9209/ 340-6274   Email Address :   [email protected] Website :  www.rieltmaritime.com.ph Official Representative : CAPT REYNOLD L TORRES Status : Valid License License Validity : 8/15/2016 to 8/14/2020

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Shipping agencies with branches in cebu.

2GO CEBU OFFICE Address: SUPERCAT TERMINAL, PIER4, NORTH RECLAMATION AREA, Cebu City, Cebu Philippines 6000 Email: [email protected] Phone: (032)233-7000 Website: www.travel.2go.com.ph/

ANGLO EASTERN CREW MANAGEMENT PHILS 2F MDR BLDG., N. ESCARIO COR CLAVANO STREET, CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES Website: angloeastern.com Tel: +63 32 268 4257

ASIAN MARINE TRANSPORT CORP Philippine Overseas Shipping Enterprises Address: #38 GORORDO AVENUE, CEBU CITY, CEBU Official Representative : PAOLO C RODRIGUEZ

BSM CEBU OFFICE Address: JSU PSU MARINERS COURT CEBU, LEGASPI EXIT, QUEZON BLVD, CEBU CITY, 6000 CEBU Phone: (032) 505 3788

BRIGHT STAR SHIPMANAGEMENT Address: GROUND FLOOR LDM BUILDING CEBU, CEBU, 6000 PHILIPPINES Phone: +63-328968372

CF SHARP CEBU CENTRO MAXIMO BLDG, DIONISIO JAKOSALEM ST, CEBU CITY, 6000 CEBU Website: cfsharpcrew.com Phone: (032) 255 4937

COKALIONG SHIPPING LINES Address: SERGING OSMEÑA AVENUE, NORTH RECLAMATION AREA, CEBU CITY 6000 Phone: (032) 2327211 to 18

CROSSWORLD CEBU UNIT 115 G/F, JESA ITC BLDG 90 GEN. MAXILOM AVE. CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES, 6000 Website: crossworldmarine.com Phone: +63 (32) 401-0937 | +63 (998) 493-9455| +63 (916) 532-0673

ELBURG SHIPMANAGEMENT Website: elburgshipmanagement.com.ph Address: 16TH FLOR CHINABANK CORPORATE CENTRE, LOT 2, SAMAR LOOP CORNER ROAD 5, CEBU BUSINESS PARK, BARANGAY LUZ, CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES 6000 Phone: 238 7236

GOTHONG SOUTHERN Address: QUEZON BOULEVARD NRA PIER 4, CEBU CITY, 6000, CEBU, PHILIPPINES Phone: Amber B. Yap at 0932-873-3089 or 230-7256 loc. 151

KGJS Fleet Management Manila, Inc. (Cebu Branch) UNIT 104, CRM BUILDING, CORNER ESCARIO & MOLAVE STS., BRGY. CAMPUTHAW, CEBU CITY PHILIPPINES, 6000 Website: Kgjs.ph Telefax: +63 32 262 0713 Mobile: +63 998 9640379

MAERSK CEBU 11TH FLOOR SKYRISE 2 BUILDING ASIATOWN IT PARK, BRGY. APAS, LAHUG, CEBU CITY PHILIPPINES, 6000 Website: maersk-shipmanagement.com Phone: 032-2367456 Email: [email protected] , [email protected]

MAGSAYSAY CAREERS CEBU 2ND FLOOR ATC 2 BUILDING, 128 F. RAMOS ST., CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES Phone:(032)2541133 or (032) 2540386 Email: [email protected] Skype Account: mmc.cebu

MARLOW NAVIGATION PHILIPPINES Address: 1F-03 AVON PLAZA, 80 OSMEñA BLVD., CAPITOL SITE CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES Website: marlow.com.ph Phone: (032) 253 8492

OSM CEBU 4/F DON ALFREDO D. GOTHONG CENTRE SERGIO OSMENA BLVD. COR. ROAD EAST NORTH RECLAMATION AREA, CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES, 6000 Website: Osm.no Phone: +63 32 2687007 Lead Contact: Mary Jef Mangin

SOUTHFIELD AGENCIES, INC CEBU Room 212/2nd Floor, LDM Building, M.J. Cuenco cor Legazpi St., Cebu City Email: [email protected] Mobile: 09088994050 Phone: (032) 266 5622

TRANS ASIA CEBU Address: OSMENA BLVD. CORNER MJ CUENCO AVENUE, 6000 CEBU Phone: (032) 254 6491 Graduating students get exposure to actual working situation under our OJT Program. Students get to acquire the necessary skills needed to prepare them for their future careers. Be our OJT. Simply submit application letter, resume together with your school endorsement to our Human Resource Department. For inquiry, you may call our Human Resource Dept. at (032) 254-6491 local 273. Emailed inquiries or applications for OJT program will not be entertained.

TSM CEBU WDC BLDG. OSMENA BLVD., COR P. BURGOS ST. CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES, 6000 Website: tsmphil.com.ph Phone: (032) 253-0082, (032) 238-1462

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List of Manning Agencies that Manage Cruise Ships in the Philippines

Here is a List of the Top Manning Agencies that have offices in the Philippines for Pinoy Seafarers.

What is a Manning Agency?

A Manning Agency for ships is the one responsible for a number of activities intended for crew management companies. The Crew management company is the one tasked for manning vessels under a crew management contract. A Manning Agency is the one sourcing, selecting, deploying, scheduling,recruiting, training, and upgrading programs related to seafarers. Manning Agencies in the Philippines manage seafarers on vessels under crew management contracts.

1. RCCL Crew Management Inc.

RCCL CREW MANAGEMENT INC. is a Private Employment Agency with POEA License No. 008-SB-051817-UL-MLC and License validity from 6/3/2016 to 6/3/2020. An Overseas Recruitment Agency who is licensed to process applicants to work abroad. Royal Caribbean International is known for driving innovation at sea and has continuously redefined cruise vacationing since its launch in 1969.

Unit 103- H Five E-Com Ctr Bldg. Harbor Drive MOA, Pasay City

2. TDG Crew Management Inc.

TDGCM, formerly Dolphin Ship Management, Inc. (DOLSHIP), is one of the major players in the Philippine ship manning industry. TDG Crew Management Inc. has 35 years of experience when it comes to dealing with Filipino seafarers. In 2000, POEA conferred DOLSHIP its 3rd Top Performer Award and a Special Citation for its exemplary Employer – Employee relationship Program to TDG Crew Management Inc.

TDG Crew Management Inc.

Address: 2/F, Mary Bachrach Bldg. 25th Street Cor. A.C Delgado Port Area Manila

3. United Philippines Lines, Inc or UPL

This manning agency opened in 1960, it operated a liner service of 7 cargo vessels that served a trade route between the Philippines and the U.S via Hong Kong and Japan. After several years they extended their operations to ship management, general agency, chartering and husbanding agency. United Philippines Lines, Inc. has several international partners and also manage different vessels like oil tankers, product carriers, supply vessels, ocean tugs, LPG carriers and bulk carriers. It is also involved in other industries like deep sea fishing. In 1972 if officially started manning for companies like Belships, Windstar Cruises, Holland America Line and Shell International.

UPL Bldg. Sta Clara St. Intramuros, Manila

4. OSM Maritime Services Inc.

OSM Maritime Services Inc. is an independent service provider, it is not a ship owner nor a manufacturer. But they work together with local and international partners to bring real value to clients worldwide. Through their full service solution offerings we are able to increase customer efficiencies by acting as a ‘one-stop shop’ for the Offshore & Maritime Industry.

GF, 2F, 4F & 8F OSM Bldg. 479 Pedro Gil St. Ermita, Manila

5. SSM Maritime Services Inc.

SSM Maritime Services Inc. is listed as an Employment and Immigration Agency in Philippines.

GF, 925-C Aragon Cor Leon Guinto STS Malate, Manila

6. Scanmar Maritime Services Inc.

Scanmar Maritime Services Inc. was established in 1982 under the Skanfil manning license. In 1988 the business expanded and created the Scanmar Maritime Services Inc. Scanmar maintains a pool of STCW compliant and qualified seafarers through continuous upgrading, training, and education services.

With a fleet of more than 300 vessels under full and part crew complement, Scanmar offers excellent career opportunities for capable fully trained and ambitious seafarers. Today 85% of the Principals are European ship owners/managers from: Germany, Netherlands, France, Belgium, Cyprus, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta and Norway and 15% come from other parts of the world like: Japan, Singapore and the USA.

GF ( Right Wing) Royal Ent. Blg 2227 Chino Roces Ave. Makati

7. Bahia Shipping Services Inc.

Bahia Shipping Services Inc. recruits and deploy Filipino seafarers for Cruise Vessels, Off-Shore vessels and Self Elevating Wind Turbine Installation and Crane Unit.

Units 5A& 5B Ma. Daniel Bldg. 370 San Andres St. Malate, Manila

8. Gloria Maritime and Agency Inc.

Gloria Maritime and Agency Inc. provides and recruits competitive and excellent Filipino seaman to its widely diverse ship-owners world-wide. Seafarers are trained to work on different types of vessels like, log/bulk carriers, woodchips, container, product tankers and Passenger Vessels. Currently, they have 800 crew deployed on-board servicing our vessels. In the Philippines, Gloria Maritime and Agency Inc. is the sole manning agent of SEJIN MARINE CO., LTD. headed by Mr. Jong Seop Choi and Seyeong Marine Co., LTD. headed by Mr. Young Kun Choi.

Gloria Maritime and Agency Inc is accredited by PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS AND EMPLOYMENT ADMINISTRATION (POEA) accreditation #: POEA-070-SB-063008-R. We are also a member of OVERSEAS WORKERS WELFARE ASSOCIATION (OWWA).

U601, 602& 615, Royal Plaza Twin Tower 648 Remedios Malate, Manila

9. Magsaysay Maritime Corporation

Magsaysay Maritime Corporation was founded in 1948 by Robert C.F. Ho and Don Ambrosio Magsaysay. Magsaysay traces its roots as shipowners and ship managers. Over the years, Magsaysay has expanded its services to the industries of hospitality and tourism, transport and logistics and healthcare.

Magsaysay Bldg and GF& 2F GE Antonino Bldg. Kalaw St. Ermita Manila

10. Singa Ship Management Phils. Inc.

Singa Ship Management Philippines , Inc. was founded in 1987 and has since then been providing highly trained Filipino deck & engine crew and officers to top commercial ships.

Units 1&2, 21F BDO Plaza 8737 Paseo De Roxas, Makati

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Azzet Maritime Consultancy Corporation:

The Founder of Azzet Maritime Consultancy Corporation Engr. Arjay Magpantay had envisioned creating an excellent Consultancy Corporation for Seafarers on September 2017 while on board ship. He saw a lot of loopholes and mistakes in the way our Filipino seafarers are getting trained. Not a lot of Pinoys are able to get on board a ship and work due to lack of training, guidance and technical skills.He understands the hardships that are encountered by people working in the maritime industry and together with his team they built Azzet Maritime Consultancy Corporation. He registered the corporation at SEC on Jan 10, 2018. The founders of the corporation are mostly active seafarers and families of seafarers. They are mandated to help seafarers have better career and family life. They have a vision to be the leading maritime innovation developer in the world.

Azzet Maritime Consultancy is affiliated with various accredited Training and Review centers so the people who join the KALAW SEAMANS CLUB can avail of special rates and discounts. It is also in partnership with manning agencies to make it easy for seafarers to get information regarding related job opportunities. The Founder is an active seafarer, expert in Maritime electro-technical courses and Registered Financial Planner.

They are experts in providing excellent electrical training and upgrading skills to make it easy for seafarers to work on a cruise ship.

They also conduct seminars to seafarers and their families on financial literacy program that can help to manage their hard-earned money wisely and teaches them how to generate more passive income especially during vacation.

The training they offer is suitable for Captains, Chief Engineers, Deck Officers & Ratings, Marine Engineers & Ratings, Cooks, Cruise Ship Personnel, aspiring Ship Electricians and families of seafarers.

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Nearly 30 Silversea cruise passengers get sick in gastrointestinal illness outbreak

More than two dozen Silversea Cruises passengers got sick in a gastrointestinal illness outbreak.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 28 of Silver Nova’s 633 guests reported being ill during a voyage that began on March 31, along with one of the vessel’s crew members. Their main symptom was diarrhea.

The health agency listed the causative agent as unknown.

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Silversea notified guests and crew of the outbreak via announcements and encouraged them to report cases and practice “good hand hygiene,” the CDC said. The line also isolated those who were sick and implemented heightened cleaning and disinfection measures.

"The health and safety of our guests, crew, and the communities we visit are our top priority," Silversea told USA TODAY in an emailed statement. "To maintain an environment that supports the highest levels of health and safety onboard our ships, we implement rigorous cleaning procedures, many of which far exceed public health guidelines." The cruise began in Peru and is set to end in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Tuesday, according to CruiseMapper .

The news comes after about 100 Holland America Line passengers got sick in a norovirus outbreak earlier this year.

Cruise ship medical facilities: What happens if you get sick or injured (or bitten by a monkey)

The CDC logged 14 cruise ship outbreaks that met its threshold for public notification in 2023, more than any year between 2017 and 2019. Norovirus was listed as the causative agent in all but one.

The virus is often associated with cruises, but Ben Lopman, a professor of epidemiology at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health, told USA TODAY last year that cruises constitute a "tiny minority of norovirus outbreaks.” Most happen in health care settings like nursing homes.

Nathan Diller is a consumer travel reporter for USA TODAY based in Nashville. You can reach him at [email protected].

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seize Israeli-affiliated ship

State news agency says MSC Aries was taken in strait of Hormuz and is being transferred to Iran’s territorial waters

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A vessel has been seized by Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guards in the strait of Hormuz, 50 nautical miles off the coast of the United Arab Emirates.

Commandos dropped from a helicopter on to an Israeli-affiliated container ship, the Portuguese-flagged MSC Aries, and Iran’s state news agency said the vessel was being transferred to Iran’s territorial waters.

It said the special forces unit of the guards’ navy carried out the attack on the container ship, which is associated with the London-based Zodiac Maritime ship management company, part of Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer’s Zodiac Group.

Geneva-based MSC later acknowledged the seizure and said 25 crew had been aboard the vessel.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said in a post on X that the incident had taken place north-east of Fujairah.

UKMTO had earlier said: “Vessel reported to have been seized by regional authorities. Vessels are advised to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity to UKMTO.”

UKMTO WARNING INCIDENT 063 BOARDING UPDATE 001 https://t.co/6mNrG6W5iO #MaritimeSecurity #MarSec pic.twitter.com/BXD73sutrP — United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) (@UK_MTO) April 13, 2024

The statement followed shortly after an initial report that the vessel had been “boarded”.

The strait of Hormuz lies between the Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, with Iran to the north. It is one of the world’s most strategically important shipping locations, providing the only sea passage from the Gulf to the open ocean.

The seizure comes amid escalating tensions in the region, with the US president, Joe Biden, saying he expected an Iranian attack on Israel “sooner rather than later”.

“We are devoted to the defence of Israel. We will support Israel. We will help defend Israel, and Iran will not succeed,” Biden told reporters on Friday.

Earlier the White House national security spokesperson, John Kirby, had warned that the threat of a significant Iranian attack on Israel remained “viable” despite Washington-led efforts, including calls to Tehran from the UK and Germany, to deter a serious escalation in the conflict in the Middle East.

The German airline Lufthansa said on Friday its planes would no longer use Iranian airspace and extended its suspension of flights to and from Tehran until Thursday.

Qantas has paused its direct flights from Perth to London because the 17-and-a-half-hour journey is possible only by using Iranian airspace.

Iran has threatened reprisals against Israel for a strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria on 1 April, in which seven members of the Revolutionary Guards, including two generals, were killed, sparking fears that an already volatile situation in the Middle East could quickly spiral further.

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USAID worker killed in Israel, agency says

From CNN's Jennifer Hansler

A staff member with United States Agency for International Development (USAID) died Friday in the Israeli port city of Jaffa, the agency announced.

The male staffer was with USAID’s West Bank and Gaza mission, the agency said in a brief statement.

USAID did not provide details on the circumstances around his death or his identity or citizenship.

“He was a dedicated member of our team for more than two decades, and our thoughts are with his family, friends, and colleagues,” USAID said.

USAID is working with the US Embassy to work out details about the fatal incident and its follow-up investigation, it said.

US expects Iran to carry out direct strikes against targets inside Israel, sources say

From CNN's MJ Lee and Natasha Bertrand

The United States currently expects Iran will carry out strikes against multiple targets inside Israel and that Iranian proxies could also be involved in carrying out the attacks, according to a senior administration official and a source familiar with the intelligence.  

The targets would likely be both inside Israel and around the region.

The beginning of a state-on-state conflict between Iran and Israel would mark a serious escalation in the region that the US has hoped to avoid.

US sees Iran moving military assets including drones and cruise missiles, sources say

From Natasha Bertrand and Oren Liebermann

The US observed Iran moving military assets around internally, including drones and cruise missiles, signaling that it is possibly preparing to attack Israeli targets from inside its own territory, according to two people familiar with US intelligence. 

It is not clear whether Iran is preparing to strike from its soil as part of an initial attack, or if it is posturing to try to deter Israel or the US from conducting a possible counter strike on its territory. 

One of the people said the US had observed Iran readying as many as 100 cruise missiles.

Some context: The Iranians want their retaliatory strike on Israel — a response to the Israeli strike on an Iranian consulate last week in Damascus — to be "significant," one of the people familiar with the intelligence said. But they also want to avoid getting embroiled in a direct war with Israel and the US, CNN has reported, which is why US intelligence has assessed that Iran may use its proxy forces to launch the first attack.

Israeli settlers storm village in West Bank and kill at least 1 Palestinian. Here's what you should know

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Hundreds of armed Israeli settlers stormed a village in the occupied West Bank on Friday, setting fire to several homes and cars — and leaving at least one Palestinian dead — in one of the largest attacks by settlers this year, according to Palestinian officials. 

The settlers attacked Al-Mughayyir village, east of Ramallah, raided homes and fired gunshots at residents, according to Amin Abu-Alia, the head of the village council. Videos obtained by CNN show parts of the village burning, with smoke billowing over several buildings and settlers lobbing rocks. Houses and cars are seen completely burnt up, with sounds of gunfire and clashes heard in the background.

Here are other headlines you should know:

• More Israeli attacks: An Israeli airstrike early Friday killed at least 29 people and injured dozens more after troops targeted a house belonging to the well-known Al-Tabatibi family in eastern Gaza City, according to a local health official. Israeli forces also surrounded and attacked the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, wounding several journalists and at least one other person. And in the occupied West Bank, troops killed two Hamas members in a raid on the city of Tubas, according to Israeli and Palestinian officials.
• Hezbollah-Israel clashes: Around 40 rockets were fired from Lebanon on Friday evening, according to the Israeli military. Some were intercepted and the rest fell in open areas, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement. Israeli warplanes also carried out several airstrikes on Friday, targeting "military buildings" used by Hezbollah fighters in parts of southern Lebanon, the IDF said.
• Iranian threats: US President Joe Biden told reporters Friday he expects an attack from Iran will happen “sooner than later," with the White House adding that there is a "very credible" threat of Iranian retaliatory strikes against Israel. Additionally, the US Defense Department is moving additional assets to the Middle East region, a defense official told CNN, as the US and Israel brace for the potential attack . Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and US Central Command Commander Gen. Erik Kurilla on Friday discussed preparations for the  potential attack .
• Warnings amid Iranian threats: France , Germany, Canada and the United States are among countries that are warning their citizens not to travel to the region due to the threat of an Iranian attack against Israel.
• Humanitarian aid: The Israeli military does not understand how humanitarian operations work, a top United Nations official said Friday, maintaining there is a "degree of mistrust" that needs to be resolved between the IDF and nongovernmental organizations on the ground in Gaza.
• Sanctions: The European Council has  adopted sanctions  against three Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad entities , in light of "their responsibilities in the brutal and indiscriminate terrorist attacks" that occurred across Israel on October 7. The US is also sanctioning four leaders of Hamas’ cyber and drone operations based in Gaza and Lebanon, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller announced on Friday. 

US will attempt to intercept launches at Israel if feasible, US officials say

From CNN's Oren Liebermann and Natasha Bertrand

The US will attempt to intercept any weapons launched at Israel if it’s feasible to do so, two US officials told CNN, in an indication of the level of ongoing cooperation between the two militaries before an anticipated Iranian attack .

US Navy forces in the Red Sea have previously intercepted long-range missiles launched from the Houthis in Yemen toward Israel. US forces in Iraq and Syria could also potentially intercept drones and rockets targeting northern Israel, depending on the location from which they’re launched.

Gen. Erik Kurilla, the commander of US Central Command, has been in Israel meeting with the country’s security leadership. On Friday, the Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, met with Kurilla.

There have been a number of conversations where US officials have urged Israel not to escalate the situation in retaliating against Iran, according to one of the US officials. 

Remember: An Iranian attack is expected in response to Israel’s deadly strike of Tehran's consulate in Damascus, Syria, last week.

The Damascus attack was the latest incident to stoke fears of a wider regional conflict breaking out in the Middle East during Israel's campaign in Gaza.

Diplomatic efforts: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has held a slew of calls to foreign counterparts aimed at pressuring Iran not to attack Israel.

The top US diplomat spoke with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi on Friday, according to a readout from State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller.

Blinken also spoke with the Turkish, Chinese and Saudi foreign ministers in recent days, Miller said.

Israeli settlers kill at least 1 Palestinian while storming West Bank village

From CNN’s Kareem Khadder and Zeena Saifi in Jerusalem and CNN’s Benjamin Brown in London

Hundreds of armed Israeli settlers stormed a village in the occupied West Bank on Friday, setting fire to several homes and cars in one of the largest attacks by settlers this year, according to Palestinian officials. 

At least one Palestinian man was killed when shots were fired by Israeli settlers in the village of Al-Mughayyir, east of Ramallah, according to the head of the village council Amin Abu-Alia. He said he identified the killed Palestinian as his 26-year-old relative named Jihad Abu-Alia, who was meant to get married this summer.

At least 25 others were injured in the rampage, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Ramallah, the scale of which has not been seen since hundreds of settlers stormed through the villages of  Turmusayya  and  Huwara  in two separate incidents last year. 

Between 1,000 and 1,200 settlers surrounded the village, and around 500 stormed it just after midday local time on Friday, blocking all the roads in the area, Abu-Alia told CNN.

He added that Israeli security forces informed Palestinian officials that the settlers were looking for a 14-year-old Israeli boy who had gone missing earlier in the day.

They attacked the village, raided homes and fired gunshots at residents, Abu-Alia said. Videos obtained by CNN show parts of the village burning, with smoke billowing over several buildings and settlers lobbing rocks. Houses and cars are seen completely burnt up, with sounds of gunfire and clashes heard in the background.

According to Abu-Alia, the Israeli military arrived at the scene at around 3 p.m. and didn’t stop the settlers from attacking the village. Israeli soldiers allowed them to raid homes, prevented Palestinian residents from moving around and blocked ambulances from reaching the injured, he added.  

Abu-Alia told CNN settlers stole approximately 70 sheep from the Palestinian village.

In response to a question by CNN, the IDF said “violent riots were instigated in multiple locations in the area” following the search for the boy.

Israel says airstrikes targeted Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon

Israeli warplanes carried out several airstrikes on Friday, targeting "military buildings" used by Hezbollah fighters in parts of southern Lebanon, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

The areas include the Aita al-Shaab and the Taybeh in southern Lebanon, said Avichay Adraee, I DF spokesperson for Arab media,  in a post on X.

"During the day, several shells were fired from Lebanon towards the Upper Galilee region, without causing any casualties. IDF forces attacked the sources of fire," Adraee added. 

The Israeli airstrikes were before the 40 rockets that were launched from Lebanon toward northern Israel Friday evening and claimed by Hezbollah.

Biden expects an attack from Iran will happen "sooner than later"

From CNN's Samantha Waldenberg

US President Joe Biden expects an attack from Iran will happen “sooner than later," he told reporters at the White House Friday.

“I don’t want to get into secure information but my expectation is sooner than later,” Biden said when asked how imminent an attack on Israel was.

Asked what his message to Tehran is right now, the president said “Don’t.”

In response to more shouted questions from reporters asking if American troops were at risk, Biden returned to the podium and said that the United States is "devoted” to the defense of Israel. 

“We will support Israel. We will help defend Israel and Iran will not succeed,” Biden said.

Remember: The United States says it is on high alert for a significant Iranian retaliatory attack following Israel's deadly strike on Tehran's consulate in Damascus last week, raising fears of a wider regional war. There remains a “real,” “credible” and “viable” threat of Iran launching strikes, the White House said earlier Friday, following Israel’s attack on  a diplomatic compound in Syria that killed three Iranian generals.

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Israel says Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles, 99% of which were intercepted

Loud booms were heard in Jerusalem after Iran launched missiles and drones at Israel.

Sirens and explosions could be heard in Jerusalem on Sunday after Iran fired drones and missiles towards Israel.

The Israeli military said it would do everything to defend Israel, as Iran launched a first direct military attack against Israel on Saturday, sending drones and ballistic missiles toward Israel. Iran’s state-run media reported that dozens of drones had been fired.

Iran launched a first direct military attack against Israel on Saturday, sending drones and cruise and ballistic missiles toward Israel.

Israeli military spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said that Iran has launched drones from its territory at Israel. Israel has been preparing for the possibility of a direct attack from Iran and is ready “for any scenario,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday.

A group of hardliners gathered outside the British embassy in Tehran early Sunday to celebrate missile and drone attacks on Israel. Protesters chanted “Death to Israel” and thanked the revolutionary guard for the attacks.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel’s defenses are ready after Iran launched dozens of drones and ballistic missiles toward Israel on Saturday

Iran’s state TV confirmed early on Sunday that the country’s powerful Revolutionary Guard had launched drones and missiles at Israel. Iran launched drones toward Israel late Saturday, the Israeli military also announced, and Iran’s state-run media reported that dozens had been fired.

Iranian missiles or drones were intercepted in the sky above the Jordanian capital, Amman, on Sunday.

Objects flying over the sky were seen from the West Bank, while booms and air raid sirens have sounded in Jerusalem after Iran launched dozens of drones and ballistic missiles toward Israel in an unprecedented revenge mission that pushes the Middle East closer to a regionwide war.

A group of hardline supporters of the Iranian government gathered overnight in central Tehran to celebrate the country’s missile and drone attacks against Israel.

Missiles could be seen in the night sky over the West Bank early on Sunday as Iran launched a first direct military attack against Israel, sending drones and cruise and ballistic missiles toward Israel.

Israeli Iron Dome air defense system launches to intercept missiles fired from Iran, in central Israel, Sunday, April 14, 2024. Iran launched its first direct military attack against Israel on Saturday. The Israeli military says Iran fired more than 100 bomb-carrying drones toward Israel. Hours later, Iran announced it had also launched much more destructive ballistic missiles. (AP Photo/Tomer Neuberg)

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Iranian demonstrators chant slogans during an anti-Israeli gathering in front of the British Embassy in Tehran, Iran, early Sunday, April 14, 2024. Iran launched its first direct military attack against Israel on Saturday. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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An Iranian cleric chants slogans while attending an anti-Israeli gathering at the Felestin (Palestine) Square in Tehran, Iran, early Sunday, April 14, 2024. Iran launched its first direct military attack against Israel Saturday. The Israeli military says Iran fired more than 100 bomb-carrying drones toward Israel. Hours later, Iran announced it had also launched much more destructive ballistic missiles. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iranian demonstrators wave a Palestinian flag during their anti-Israeli gathering at the Felestin (Palestine) Square in Tehran, Iran, early Sunday, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

An Iranian demonstrator chants slogans while attending an anti-Israeli gathering at the Felestin (Palestine) Square in Tehran, Iran, early Sunday, April 14, 2024. Iran launched its first direct military attack against Israel Saturday. The Israeli military says Iran fired more than 100 bomb-carrying drones toward Israel. Hours later, Iran announced it had also launched much more destructive ballistic missiles. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

A demonstrator waves Iranian and Palestinian flags during an anti-Israeli gathering at the Felestin (Palestine) Square in Tehran, Iran, early Sunday, April 14, 2024. Iran launched its first direct military attack against Israel Saturday. The Israeli military says Iran fired more than 100 bomb-carrying drones toward Israel. Hours later, Iran announced it had also launched much more destructive ballistic missiles. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

This image made from a video provided to The Associated Press by a Mideast defense official shows a helicopter raid targeting a vessel near the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, April 13, 2024. A video seen by The Associated Press shows commandos raiding a ship near the Strait of Hormuz by helicopter Saturday, an attack a Mideast defense official attributed to Iran amid wider tensions between Tehran and the West. The Mideast defense official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence matters. (AP Photo)

An Iranian demonstrator holds a poster of the late Revolutionary Guard Gen. Mohammad Hadi Haj Rahimi, who was killed in an airstrike widely attributed to Israel that destroyed Iran’s Consulate in Syria on April 1, during an anti-Israeli gathering at the Felestin (Palestine) Square in Tehran, Iran, early Sunday, April 14, 2024. Iran launched its first direct military attack against Israel Saturday. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iranian demonstrators flash the victory sign as they hold an Iranian flag and a model of a bullet during an anti-Israeli gathering at the Felestin (Palestine) Square in Tehran, Iran, early Sunday, April 14, 2024. Iran launched its first direct military attack against Israel on Saturday. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

An Iranian demonstrator flashes a victory sign as he holds a model of a bullet during an anti-Israeli gathering at the Felestin (Palestine) Square in Tehran, Iran, early Sunday, April 14, 2024. Iran launched its first direct military attack against Israel on Saturday. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

An Iranian demonstrator ignites a flare as others carry a Palestinian flag during an anti-Israeli gathering at the Felestin (Palestine) Sq. in Tehran, Iran, early Sunday, April 14, 2024. Iran launched its first direct military attack against Israel Saturday. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

In this image provided by the White House, President Joe Biden, along with members of his national security team, receive an update on an ongoing airborne attack on Israel from Iran, as they meet in the Situation Room of the White House in Washington, Saturday, April 13, 2024. From left to right, facing Biden are, Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns; Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence; Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. Some papers on the desk have been blurred by the source for national security reasons. (Adam Schultz/The White House via AP)

Iranian demonstrators chant slogans during their anti-Israeli gathering in front of the British Embassy in Tehran, Iran, early Sunday, April 14, 2024. Iran launched its first direct military attack against Israel on Saturday. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Follow AP’s live updates on Iran’s attack against Israel .

JERUSALEM (AP) — Booms and air raid sirens sounded across Israel early Sunday after Iran launched hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles in an unprecedented revenge mission that pushed the Middle East closer to a regionwide war. A military spokesman said the launches numbered more than 300 but 99% of them were intercepted.

Calling the outcome “a very significant strategic success,” Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said Iran fired 170 drones, more than 30 cruise missiles and more than 120 ballistic missiles. Of those, several ballistic missiles reached Israeli territory, causing minor damage to an air base.

Rescuers said a 7-year-old girl in a Bedouin Arab town was seriously wounded in southern Israel, apparently in a missile strike, though they said police were still investigating the circumstances of her injuries.

In Washington, President Joe Biden said U.S. forces helped Israel down “nearly all” the drones and missiles and pledged to convene allies to develop a unified response.

The Iranian attack, less than two weeks after a suspected Israeli strike in Syria that killed two Iranian generals in an Iranian consular building, marked the first time Iran has launched a direct military assault on Israel, despite decades of enmity dating back to the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Condemnation from the United Nations chief and others was swift, with France saying Iran “is risking a potential military escalation,” Britain calling the attack “reckless” and Germany saying Iran and its proxies “must stop it immediately.”

Hagari said the vast majority of the intercepts came outside Israel’s borders, including 10 cruise missiles that were intercepted by warplanes.

Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system launches to intercept missiles fired from Iran, in central Israel, Sunday, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Tomer Neuberg)

“A wide-scale attack by Iran is a major escalation,” he said. Asked whether Israel would respond, Hagari said only that the army “does and will do whatever is required to protect the security of the state of Israel.” He said the incident was not over, and dozens of Israeli warplanes remained in the skies.

Israel’s military said its Arrow system, which shoots down ballistic missiles outside the atmosphere, handled most interceptions and noted that “strategic partners” were involved.

“At my direction, to support the defense of Israel, the U.S. military moved aircraft and ballistic missile defense destroyers to the region over the course of the past week,” Biden said in a statement. “Thanks to these deployments and the extraordinary skill of our service members, we helped Israel take down nearly all of the incoming drones and missiles.”

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a separate statement that U.S. forces “intercepted dozens of missiles and UAVs en route to Israel, launched from Iran, Iraq, Syria and Yemen.”

Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke early Sunday, Israeli time, their governments said. Biden said in his statement that he reaffirmed “America’s ironclad commitment” to Israel’s security — a departure from his growing criticism of Israel’s conduct in its war on Hamas in Gaza.

Iran had vowed revenge since the April 1 airstrike in Syria , which Tehran accused Israel of being responsible for. Israel hasn’t commented on it.

Israel and Iran have been on a collision course throughout Israel’s six-month war against Hamas militants in Gaza. The war erupted after Hamas and Islamic Jihad, two militant groups backed by Iran, carried out a devastating cross-border attack on Oct. 7 that killed 1,200 people in Israel and kidnapped 250 others. An Israeli offensive in Gaza has caused widespread devastation and killed over 33,000 people, according to local health officials.

Almost immediately after the war erupted, Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed militant group in Lebanon, began attacking Israel’s northern border. The two sides have been involved in daily exchanges of fire, while Iranian-backed groups in Iraq, Syria and Yemen have launched rockets and missiles toward Israel.

In a statement carried late Saturday by Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency, the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard acknowledged launching “dozens of drones and missiles towards the occupied territories and positions of the Zionist regime.”

In a later statement, the Revolutionary Guard issued a direct warning to the U.S.: “The terrorist U.S. government is warned any support or participation in harming Iran’s interests will be followed by decisive and regretting response by Iran’s armed forces.”

IRNA also quoted an anonymous official saying ballistic missiles were part of the attack. A ballistic missile moves on an arch trajectory, heading up into space before gravity brings the weapon down at a speed several times faster than the speed of sound.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel’s defenses are ready after Iran launched dozens of drones and ballistic missiles on Saturday.

Israel has a multilayered air-defense network that includes systems capable of intercepting a variety of threats including long-range missiles, cruise missiles, drones and short-range rockets. However, in a massive attack involving multiple drones and missiles, the likelihood of a strike making it through is higher.

Iran has a vast arsenal of drones and missiles. Online videos shared by Iranian state television purported to show delta-wing-style drones resembling the Iranian Shahed-136s long used by Russia in its war on Ukraine. The slow-flying drones carry bombs. Ukraine has successfully used both surface-to-air missiles and ground fire to target them.

Some Israelis watched the interceptions light up the night sky.

Air raid sirens were reported in numerous places including northern Israel, southern Israel, the northern West Bank and the Dead Sea near the Jordanian border.

Israel’s army ordered residents in the Golan Heights — near the Syrian and Lebanese borders — as well as the southern towns of Nevatim and Dimona and the Red Sea resort of Eilat into protective spaces. Dimona is home to Israel’s main nuclear facility, and Nevatim has a major air base. Loud booms were heard in Jerusalem and northern and southern Israel.

The army’s Home Front Command canceled school Sunday and limited public gatherings to no more than 1,000 people. Israel and some other countries in the region closed their airspace.

Earlier, Netanyahu warned: “Whoever harms us, we will harm them.”

In Washington, Biden convened a principals meeting of the National Security Council to discuss the attack.

Gen. Erik Kurilla, the head of the U.S. military’s Central Command, was in Israel over the weekend consulting with Israeli defense officials. The Central Command oversees U.S. forces in the Middle East.

Iran’s mission to the United Nations issued a warning to both Israel and the U.S. “Should the Israeli regime make another mistake, Iran’s response will be considerably more severe,” it wrote online. “It is a conflict between Iran and the rogue Israeli regime, from which the U.S. MUST STAY AWAY!”

For days, Iranian officials including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had threatened to “slap” Israel for the Syria strike.

In Iran’s capital, Tehran, witnesses saw long lines at gas stations early Sunday as people appeared worried about what may come next. Dozens of hard-liners demonstrated in support of the attack at Palestine Square.

Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported heavy Israeli airstrikes and shelling on multiple locations in south Lebanon following Iran’s launch of drones. The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said it launched “dozens” of Katyusha rockets at an Israeli military site in the Golan Heights early Sunday. It was not immediately clear if there was any damage.

Iranian missiles or drones were intercepted in the sky above the Jordanian capital, Amman. In Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, and elsewhere in the country, residents reported seeing missiles in the sky and hearing explosions, likely from interceptions. In Syria, explosions were heard in the capital, Damascus, and elsewhere. Britain-based war monitor the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that Syrian air defenses tried to shoot down Israeli attempts to intercept Iranian missiles.

Gambrell reported from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. AP correspondents Nasser Karimi in Tehran, Iran, Michael Balsamo in New York, Krutika Pathi in New Delhi, Stephen Graham in Berlin, Thomas Adamson in Paris, and Zeke Miller and Lolita C. Baldor in Washington contributed to this report.