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"This has been one of the most frustrating abandonment cases I have worked on, because the situation has been so desperate for Mohammad for so long," said International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) Arab World and Iran network coordinator Mohamed Arrachedi. "It has to be said that the suffering caused to Mohammad could have been perfectly avoided if the shipowner and the other parties with obligations to him and the ship did the right thing from the start. "So much has changed in the last ...

Last modified on Mon 19 Apr 2021 11.33 EDT For two years Mohammad Aisha has been the lone resident of an abandoned container ship marooned off Egypt in the Gulf of Suez. If he needs to charge his phone, get drinking water or buy food, he has to row to shore, although he can only stay for two hours at most as the area is a restricted military zone. According to one doctor who examined him, the malnourished sailor has started to exhibit similar symptoms to prisoners held in poor conditions. Aisha...