Stumbled upon this earlier today, it is superfascinating. It was triggered by the news that the crew on the ship that hit the Balitmore bridge are still on board because they do not have the right paperwork to disembark the ship! Turns out "abandoned seafarers" is a super common phenomena.
Anyway, the website:
jamesrseal.pythonanywhere.com
And what you can discover as an example:
Do a quick scan and you can read all the email correspondence talking about getting these lads paid - at one point the crew had been on board for over 2 years!
Seems right up the street of some of our resident nerds......you know who you are.
Anyway, the website:
Abandoned Seafarers
And what you can discover as an example:
Database on reported incidents of abandonment of seafarers - Details for IMO8814639 (2015-03-23)
ILO: International Labour Organization - The International Labour Organization is the UN specialized agency which seeks the promotion of social justice and internationally recognized human and labour rights
webapps.ilo.org
Do a quick scan and you can read all the email correspondence talking about getting these lads paid - at one point the crew had been on board for over 2 years!
Seems right up the street of some of our resident nerds......you know who you are.