Seafarers Struggle To Ship Themselves Home.
Ryan Ferdinands found himself trapped aboard the ship, the MV Wulin bulk carrier, when his contract ended in March.
With flights grounded, entire economies in lockdown and borders closed, Ferdinands was among thousands of exhausted, anxious seafarers stranded out at sea by travel restrictions triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.
"The world has turned sea blind ," Ferdinands, Chief Officer of Wulin said, referring to what he saw as indifference by governments and even ordinary people to the work of seafarers, who move 90% of the world s cargo, from food and medicine to fuel.Posted On:5-Sep-2020
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