Will this make any difference?:
These guys are hoping so. They have been stranded on a ship abandoned by the Owner and Flag state for 11 months. Maybe not directly because of Covid-19, but it has certainly contributed:
Crew Abandoned for 11 Months Calls for Action Staging a Hunger Strike.
Link:
https://www.palaureg.com/
PS> “All Major Continents” (??)
Seafarers feel like they are treated like criminals, being imprisoned / quarantined in “prison camps”:
Quarantining like criminals in a prison camp: Seafarers Happiness Index - Splash247
The U.S. Committee on the Marine Transportation System (CMTS) is conducting a survey about Mariner Mental Health Needs During COVID-19. The survey can be taken online at https://redcap.link/mariners .
No mariner identification data will be collected. The confidential survey asks mariners a variety of questions about COVID-19, mental health, and their experiences and feelings when aboard a vessel during the challenges of this worldwide pandemic. The survey is being conducted independently by Dr. Marissa Baker, Assistant Professor & Industrial Hygiene Program Director, University of Washington School of Public Health. Mariners may skip any question which they do not wish to answer. The survey is available from January 22 through May 31, 2021.
This noteworthy link was featured on NPR.org this morning,