Do We Really Care About Seafarers or ONLY THE GOODS THEY CARRY ???
If you really want to know about a Ship Captain’s plight (In a way Seafarers plight) who claims to earn USD15000/Month (Tax free) pls read patiently and decide how painful job it is just because no Government in this world is on his side. *Pls read below till end* Dear Friends, Today (5th April) marks the National Maritime Day of India - a day to recognize and acknowledge the social contributions of the shipping industry in general and the seafaring community in particular. And it is only incidental that this year’s celebrations, though shadowed by the Covid Pandemic, happens against the backdrop of the Great Suez Blockade, when “Ever Given” has become a household name across the world. These were the days when the whole world realized, that a ‘single failure’ (human or machinery) on a ship can simply hold the world economy at ransom for days together. When around 350 merchant ships manned by less than 7000 seafarers were stranded, experts quickly estimated the bleeding to the world