JOSEPH JOHNSON/STUFF The Seafarers Mission chair says crews whose contracts have been extended by months without shore leave feel "imprisoned." Barcellona admits Covid-19 makes things like shore leave difficult, but argues the onus is on governments and health authorities to make it work. Carlo deuxson Santiago One seafarer decides to make a visual joke in frustration at the difficulty of obtaining shore leave. Ceo Angelo D Fajardo Ports have their own rules for crew changes on top of Ministry of Health rules. Inside the ‘bureaucratic maze’Thompson says some port regulations effectively make crew changes impossible despite the existence of a special crew change visa.

Source: Stuff January 23, 2021 22:07 UTC