Shipping industry repatriates over 600 i-Kiribati seafarers trapped by COVID restrictions

Pictured: a fully-cellular containership heads into the sunset; Credit: Pixabay

The full repatriation of over 600 i-Kiribati seafarers to Tarawa, capital of the Republic of Kiribati, has been completed.

Six seafarers have recently touched down in Tarawa, marking the end of a two-year period of repatriation blighted by pandemic-related restrictions and delays.

The repatriation was led by a coalition of employers, unions and NGOs, in tandem with the government of Kiribati, who successfully navigated...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/shipping-industry-repatriates-over-600-i-kiribati-seafarers-trapped-by-covid-restrictions/

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