flags of convenience routinely leave crew to fester offshore, and consider their welfare at best an inconvienience, not an obligation. They've left crew for years, not figuratively: literally years, on station, on minimal pay.
This is one reason maritime unions are so militant: they have to be, because the respect for rule of law is historically so scant in the shipping business.
"coffin ships" were a thing long before B. Traven wrote about it in 1926. The plimsoll line was invented because of the problems of lading and safety in the mid 19th century
When a ship exists for its insurance payout, then it's truly become data.
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flags of convenience routinely leave crew to fester offshore, and consider their welfare at best an inconvienience, not an obligation. They've left crew for years, not figuratively: literally years, on station, on minimal pay.
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/crews-are-abandoned-on-...
This is one reason maritime unions are so militant: they have to be, because the respect for rule of law is historically so scant in the shipping business.
"coffin ships" were a thing long before B. Traven wrote about it in 1926. The plimsoll line was invented because of the problems of lading and safety in the mid 19th century
When a ship exists for its insurance payout, then it's truly become data.