[QUOTE=tugsailor;194268]Yes. Exactly. No reason at all why the US or Aussie should allow more than 10 percent foreign crew, if that. And then, only crew with the highest and scarcest skills. No more Filipino ABs just because they work for almost nothing. No more foreign mates and DPOs either.[/QUOTE]
So what’s up with this?
http://gcaptain.com/salvors-preparing-to-refloat-grounded-arca-1-tanker-in-nova-scotia/
Montreal’s bunker barge is Panamanian flagged and is taking off for Mexico?
Maybe that’s just a cover story, they are really headed to NYC 'cause they heard the “Chao” wagon is pulling in.