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Seafarers on abandoned bulker left with nowhere to turn

Hunger-striking seafarers abandoned by owner and flag are torn between fighting for repatriation or sticking up for their unpaid earnings

A hunger strike by crew members who claim they have been abandoned is currently taking place onboard Aswan Trading & Contracting's 37,227-dwt Ula (built 1982) — pictured as the Paula II.
A hunger strike by crew members who claim they have been abandoned is currently taking place onboard Aswan Trading & Contracting's 37,227-dwt Ula (built 1982) — pictured as the Paula II.Eugene Carolan/MarineTraffic
Oslo
Published 11 February 2021, 00:19Updated 11 February 2021, 00:19
Palau International Ship RegistryAswan Trading & ContractingAswan Shipping DenizcilikNasser Hamed Al NuaimiInternational Transport Workers Federation (ITF_)