ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Eleven men stranded on a cargo ship at the port of Argentia in Newfoundland are low on food and water and are among increasing numbers of abandoned crews, say union leaders.”My concern right now is these guys do not have a penny in their pocket,” Gerard Bradbury, an inspector with the International Transport Workers Federation, told a news conference Friday. “They have no winter clothing whatsoever.”Bradbury is appealing for donations to help the eight Ukrainian and three Russian crew members stranded at the port in southeastern Newfoundland since Aug. 4. The crew aboard the 131-metre MV …read more
Source: National Newswatch
