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300k cargo ship workers still trapped at sea by the coronavirus pandemic
- mensetmanusman 6y agoI heard about this months ago. I was just wondering today what happened to them before seeing this. These people need to stop working and cripple the global economy to get heard it seems.
- rdtwo 6y agoDo these people have rights? I’m assuming they are essentially slaves and government by 200-300 year old laws where the captain is the absolute dictator.
- barbacoa 6y agoSomething similar happened to ships that got stuck in the Suez canal after the six day war between Israel and Egypt. Ships and crew were stuck there for 8 years. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fleet https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fleet