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Rick Tyrrell

@southpawed.bsky.social

A rusted, abandoned hulk wallows in fetid heat near St. Catharines, Ontario. It has become a rest stop for birds, and a photo opp for the likes of me. Everything we build shall be reclaimed and repurposed by the ancient planet. #photography #abandonedships #abandoned #shipwrecks #rusted #canada #rot

March 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM

Wild Sown

@wildsown.bsky.social

No one should be imprisoned this way. That crews are left responsible for their employers' debts and ships is appalling.
#abandonedatsea #shipping #seaports #labortrafficking #seafarers #modernslavery #oceans #abandonedships #laborabuses #humantrafficking #shippingindustry

‘Losing hope with every day that passes’: torment of the ships’ crews abandoned at sea

Thousands of seafarers are left on board their vessels in foreign waters, unpaid, with scant supplies – and no way of getting home

www.theguardian.com

February 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM

💙 Sapphire 🔵 Shell 💙

@sapphireshell.bsky.social

It is disturbing that companies would do this to their crews . . . #internationaltransportworkers #trade #abandonedships
apnews.com/article/inte...

Fleet of abandoned ships is growing, leaving more sailors stuck at sea

More ships than ever are being abandoned around the world by their owners, according to the United Nations’ labor and maritime organizations, leaving thousands of workers stuck on board without pay or...

apnews.com

February 2, 2025 at 2:06 PM

Waldo Grace

@waldograce.bsky.social

Fleet of abandoned ships is growing, leaving more sailors stuck at sea
#AbandonedShips
#AP
https://apnews.com/article/international-trade-abandoned-seafarers-labor-unpaid-wages-oceans-shipping-82a5481d277c31009c3a68e69da2f348

January 30, 2025 at 1:16 PM