COVID19 Crew Repatriation Uncertainty Spark Deaths & Hunger Strikes!

Regal Princess in Rotterdam

According to a Guardian report, the plight of crews dying of hunger and disease has been highlighted by the apparent suicide of a Ukrainian woman in Rotterdam, as tensions rise over failure to repatriate workers

What happened?

On Sunday, a Ukrainian woman died after apparently jumping from the Regal Princess outside the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Dutch police confirmed the death of a 39-year-old woman.

Princess Cruises, part of Carnival Corporation, said support was being offered to...

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Contact! Don’t Hesitate!, Says Sailors Society To Tackle COVID19 Seafarers Issue

In a major development, the International Maritime Charity Sailors’ Society announced that they are halting operations in all 90 ports, beginning for two weeks, in the light of the increased spread of the COVID19 virus and the World Health Organization (WHO) activating an international state of emergency, reports Safety4Sea

The society is now offering to seafarers virtual chaplaincy as it stops its port activities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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