**[FREE eBOOKs] Have You Downloaded Marine Insight's 12 FREE Maritime eBooks? Click Here To Download Now You are here: Home › Shipping News › A Lifeline For Stranded Seafarers Waiting For Crew Changes Thrown By Sri Lanka A Lifeline For Stranded Seafarers Waiting For Crew Changes Thrown By Sri Lanka January 1, 2021 TwitterFacebookLinkedInPinterestBuffer A lifeline for seafarers waiting for crew changes has indeed being thrown by Sri Lanka, which straddles a major shipping lane. It has approved crew changes through a passenger ship positioned off the Port of Galle to function as an Offshore Crew Transit Hub (OCTH) with the expectation that OCTH would minimize seafarer interaction with local society.