Sailors "essentially imprisoned" on abandoned ships

Abdul Nasser Saleh stuck on the Al-Maha in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Courtesy Abdul Nasser Saleh via AP)

Ships can turn quickly into expensive problems, and their owners are abandoning them in record numbers. This sometimes means sailors are stuck aboard, unable to leave without forfeiting years of pay—and that's just those who can leave in the first place.

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