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21 Men Are Trapped Without Their Phones on Ship Involved in Baltimore’s Bridge Collapse (gizmodo.com)

submitted 7 months ago by pelespirit to c/[email protected]

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On board, the report describes “a sad situation” where sailors have had their mobile phones confiscated as part of an FBI investigation. The head of a non-profit organization that protects the rights of mariners tells the BBC that crew members have been unable to pay bills or send funds home to their families. The crew was reportedly given SIM cards and burner phones without data included, but many of them don’t have anyone’s contact information.

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[–] pelespirit 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

We're in Not the Onion territory here.

[–] FigMcLargeHuge 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Especially when you consider that they had to remain onboard while the controlled demolition was going on. Think back to when you heard about this, and then think about being stuck in your house since then.

[–] pelespirit 5 points 7 months ago

To add to that, you'd be without your phone, you still have to work and you're not paying your family. This happened during covid too, there was a boat stuck out there for months with nowhere to go and no one cared. It's crazy.