Abandoned Ships

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The majority of the world's trade is transported by cargo ships, and these gigantic vessels are the arteries of the global economy. But can people really hitch a ride on these ships? Tune in and learn more about cargo ships in this podcast.

When seafarer Mehmet Gulsen stepped on board the Kenan Mete, he thought he was signing up to a pretty standard 7 month contract, and then he'd be home in Ukraine with his young daughter and his dog. But a few months in, things started going wrong, and he ended up abandoned with h ...  Show more

After their employer abandoned the vessel they was working on, Vikash Mishra and his crew spent nearly three years stuck on a slowly sinking ship off the coast of the UAE. This week on Kerning Cultures: Vikash's ordeal, and how he eventually made it back home to his family in Ind ...  Show more

Container ships are the monsters of the seas - the very biggest are almost half a kilometre long and piled high with up to 20,000 huge boxes. At any one time, there are tens of thousands of these floating cities on the move, many unable even to dock at local ports. It’s our relen ...  Show more