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Fifteen seafarers stranded onboard the bulker Angelic Power in Southern China have returned home after up to 17 months onboard the vessel.
The Angelic Power which discharged its cargo in Guangzhou in July 2020 had been at the centre of a commercial dispute between the cargo’s receiver and owner Angeliki Dynamis Investment, it remained in South China and was arrested by the courts in December last year.
Seven Greek crew were repatriated in April this year, but 13 Filipino and two Greek crew were obliged to remain onboard, even though according to the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) the owners had abandoned the vessel and stopped paying the crew in February 2021.
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Sailors from around the world vaccinated on ships at local ports
With limited supplies of vaccine in their home countries, seafarers are being vaccinated at ports up and down the Columbia River. The vaccine provides freedom. Author: Tim Gordon Updated: 5:52 PM PDT July 14, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. At ports up and down the Columbia River, and on the Willamette River in Portland as well, teams of medical providers are vaccinating seafarers. The international ship workers are from countries where COVID-19 vaccines are much less available than they are in the United States
The seafarers are very grateful to get vaccinated because their work life has been much tougher during the pandemic.
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