CRISIS POINT: seafarers trapped, medical care denied, ships detained

Pictured: concept of a seafarer wearing a surgical mask. Photo montage credits: Jim Wilson, OlafPictures, Pisauikan, Pixabay

Readers who live near ports may be wondering why ships were sounding their horns at midday on Wednesday 8th July,. They did so in support of their seafarers.

Commercial mariners, Australia and international shipping are now at crisis point.

Seafarers are being forced, by government rules to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, to stay at sea for months beyond what they originally...

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/crisis-point-seafarers-trapped-medical-care-denied-ships-detained/

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