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Crews abandoned at sea as vessel owners jump ship

Some of the ships at abandoned Kisumu port [Collins Oduor, Standard]

Owners of loss-making sea vessels have devised a neat way of turning their businesses around: they close their books of accounts, turn off their phones and crews are left at sea, without support or any communication.

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