Spike in ships abandoned at sea during the pandemic
The crew of the MT Iba — an oil tanker abandoned by its owners — are set to return home after years stranded aboard. We discuss ship abandonment and helping sailors with Andy Bowerman, regional director for the Middle East and South Asia with The Mission to Seafarers; Peter Lahay, Canadian national co-ordinator with the International Transport Workers Federation; and Ian Ralby, CEO of the I.R. Consilium, a maritime law and security consulting firm.