Industry calls for global safeguards as seafarer criminalisation cases rise
- Criminalisation of seafarers following maritime incidents has long been a concern and experts are calling for stronger legal protections and better employer support
- COPE senior fellow and Intermanager secretary-general Kuba Szymanski said many cases result from poor coordination between government agencies and investigators that lack maritime expertise
Centre for Ocean Policy & Economics is calling for the establishment of minimum international standards for the treatment of detained or prosecuted seafarers
