Crew change crisis deepens with 400,000 seafarers stuck at sea
As many as 400,000 seafarers are estimated to be stranded on ships around the world, continuing to work but unable to be relieved, as the COVID-19 pandemic-related crew change crisis worsens.
During an event at the United Nations General Assembly, Captain Hedi Marzougui, who was in command of a vessel between December 2019 and May 2020, appealed to governments to act to allow seafarers to come home.
He stated: “Not knowing when or if we will be returning home brings a severe mental toll on my crew and myself.
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