Indian seafarers working on board cruise ships are jumping ship – a term used to imply abandoning the ship and disappearing – during halts at ports in the US, forcing the country’s maritime administration to crack down on such incidents, reports the Hindu Business Line.
No ‘e-migrant‘ system for seafarersActing on complaints received from Recruitment and Placement Services companies, citing instances of seafarers jumping ship, the Director-General of Shipping has decided to block the privileges...
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