About this episode
The episode discusses the plight of stranded seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz and features an interview with Ben Bailey from The Mission to Seafarers.
Thousands of seafarers are stranded around the Strait of Hormuz, raising urgent questions about abandonment, responsibility and who protects crews when conflict reaches the sea. We speak to Ben Bailey from The Mission to Seafarers about what support is available for crews stuck on board, and what shipowners and governments should be doing now. Mobile phone use behind the wheel nearly killed Emirati Juma Almheiri, leaving him in a coma for 45 days. An influencer mum has been banned from posting pictures of her children online. Find out why. And if you were told to evacuate an aircraft, would you leave everything behind? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Guest: Ben Bailey
Topics covered
- seafarers
- abandonment
- responsibility
- conflict
- support
- mobile phone use
- evacuation
Keywords
- seafarers
- Strait of Hormuz
- Ben Bailey
- The Mission to Seafarers
- mobile phone use
- evacuation
- Juma Almheiri
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Mission to Seafarers
Places: Strait of Hormuz
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