Research links unsafe conditions, long hours and poor sleep with worse mental health at sea. Conflict can intensify each of these pressures.
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Even at the best of times, most seafarers face extremely difficult working conditions, while contending with geopolitical crises and unpredictable trade cycles.
Many crew members from merchant ships have escaped, but plenty more are stuck on cold ships with supplies of everything from food to medicines fast running out.
In early 2020, stranded cruise ships became a stark symbol of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Now it’s seafarers stranded on cargo ships.
Little public attention has been paid to the seafarers working onboard the tanker who were caught up in the incident.
Being stuck on a ship is not only unpleasant, it’s also very dangerous.
With 90 percent of global goods coming to us by ship, who are the men and women who care for the crews?
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Researcher in Seafarer Health and Safety, Southampton Solent University
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Lecturer in International Law, University of Westminster
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Professor of International Law, University of Portsmouth
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Senior Lecturer in Culture & Climate, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in Law, Deakin University
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Lecturer in Social Policy, University College Cork
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PhD Candidate in Public International Law, University of Hamburg
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Professor of Sociology and President, Bryn Mawr College
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Associate Professor of International Law, Faculty of Law, Tbilisi State University