Hello fellow Mariners, I’m putting the feelers out there to see what some of your thoughts are on companies denying shore leave to their employees for no apparent reason other than they consider it to be a liability and its easier to just make everyone stay aboard, even if the vessel is tied up wit…

[image] yacht_sailor: After about a week staring at the bar I would hire my own damn launch or swim over. The crew on those ships are likely not making enough to afford paying for a US launch themselves.

I pay $5, but where I moor is within a mile of the water taxi dock. I should ask what they would charge to go all the way out to the deep water anchorage.

Well it would appear that the Majority of posters are in agreement that Sailing and Shore Leave should be a package deal. It’s been that way for thousands of years so just Leave it the Heck alone! I suppose the only thing to do now is to fight it!! So if your reading this and your tired of the Corpo…

I didn’t know that the pay was that bad on US ships. Or are you ASSUMING that any ships anchored off a US port must be flying the flag of Bolivia or Mongolia??

[image] ombugge: Or are you ASSUMING that any ships anchored off a US port must be flying the flag of Bolivia or Mongolia?? I would never assume that. I’ve never noticed ships of either of those flags. I KNOW for a FACT that most ships anchored off US ports are Liberia, Panama, Marshall Isl…

SIU Standard Freightship Agreement Sec 40 Page 16 SECTION 40. LAUNCH SERVICE. When a ship is anchored or tied up to a buoy for eight (8) hours or over,for the purpose outlined in Article II, Section 34, each member of the Unlicensed Personnel while on his watch below shall be allowed one (1) roun…

[image] Capt_Phoenix: I KNOW for a FACT that most ships anchored off US ports are Liberia, Panama, Marshall Islands, Monrovia, etc. Are you then assuming that the crew on ships under FOC flags are not entitled to launch service when at anchor in a place where shore leave is granted, or wanted…

[image] ombugge: Are you then assuming that the crew on ships under FOC flags are not entitled to launch service when at anchor in a place where shore leave is granted, or wanted? What in my statement makes you think that? Oh wait, I forgot you’re just a troll who hates Americans so you spin…

[image] ombugge: BTW; Monrovia is the capital of Liberia. Yes, my mistake.

Been reading this lack of shore leave for awhile. The question comes to my mind is this. Which owners are restricting shore leave, where and why? The names of the ship or tug company owners would shed more light as would the country they fear the crew going to shore in. There may be a legitimate saf…

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Capt_Phoenix June 16, 2018, 7:53pm 110

The crew on those ships are likely not making enough to afford paying for a US launch themselves.

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