Maersk Tankers after 38-day-long migrant crisis: There was no solution in sight
For 38 days, 27 migrants lived on board tanker Maersk Etienne, which became the center of a political game in which no one wanted to accept the migrants. A political solution failed to materialize and Maersk Tankers ultimately had to seek help elsewhere. Now the company calls for an international solution.
A Tuesday afternoon in August, the crew aboard Maersk Etienne received a call that became the start of an unsightly process, which led a merchant vessel to come to a standstill for 38 days, while concerns mounted both on board and throughout the entire shipping industry.
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