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Ferryboat

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5. Retired from a career in the maritime trades

Reply to LogDog75 (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 02:17 PM

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Expecting ship owners to do the right thing is is absolutely ludicrous.
Drive down costs, reduceing crew sizes, profit is all they care about.
I've seen enough bad behavior from ship owners this will only encourage it.
American mariniars will be kicked to the dock first thing. Foreign crews will dominate. They will work for slave wages and be treated as such

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