Seafarers can refuse travel to war-risk areas, union says

Seafarers who do not wish to sail through war-risk zones have the right to disembark from vessels, Charalambos Avgousti, head of the Cyprus maritime union Omepege-Sek, said on Tuesday, stressing that the union’s primary concern is the safety of crew members. Avgousti said there are no Cypriot seafarers stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, based […]