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Despite the efforts of trade unions and NGOs, seafarer abandonment is on the rise While some shipowners acting in good faith try to solve the problem as best they can, for others, crew abandonment is an organised practice. In this April 2019 photo, seafarers work on their ship. (Sailors’ society/Andy Scaysbrook) Translated from French by Brandon Johnson Share this page While some shipowners acting in good faith try to solve the problem as best they can, for others, crew abandonment is an organised practice. In this April 2019 photo, seafarers work on their ship. (Sailors’ society/Andy Scaysbrook) “I didn’t think fate would be so hard on me.” Sahabaj Khan, an Indian seafarer, never imagined that he would find himself in a situation like this. He and three other seafarers spent nearly two years stuck on two ships owned by an Indian company, only a few kilometres from the port of Mumbai. They were without electricity and their ships crawled with roaches. “I bega

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