Coronavirus: Sailors around the world stranded because of COVID-19 pandemic
By DW
31 July 2020 |
3:46 pm
Globally many thousands of seafarers are stuck on their ships. They cannot go home because of the coronavirus crisis and the situation is creating a backlog in the global shipping industry.
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