Originally Posted by
Molon Labe
Gilligan, ask any merchant mariner how it went when lawyers sharpshooter the flagging laws....legal right is much like the meaning of the word is.....
Some things are inherently wrong...
Many keep trotting out the "flag of convenience" argument. I'm asking you to be specific.
My understanding was that much of the merchant marine fleet was reflagged in third world countries, meaning they were regulated and taxed in places like Liberia while profits flowed to their western owners. In the meantime, those ships were re-crewed with low-cost third-world sailors who had few labor protections, either in their own countries or in the countries of registry.
Explain to me how what Norwegian is doing today (not what they tried to do with Thailand/Ireland and were unsuccessful) falls within those walls. Seriously, am I missing something? Tell me what is inherently wrong here.
The pay and conditions suck but that's not against any laws.