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    „Psychischer Zusammenbruch“: Sechs Wochen lang im Golf festsitzende Öltankerarbeiter stoßen an ihre Grenzen


    „Psychischer Zusammenbruch“: Sechs Wochen lang im Golf festsitzende Öltankerarbeiter stoßen an ihre Grenzen

    https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/09/mental-breakdown-oil-tanker-workers-stuck-in-gulf-for-six-weeks-are-reaching-their-limit

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    1. LechonKoala on

      Citizens living in the United States are also reaching their limit with this Orange Turd Dictator, that a lot of us didn’t vote for.

    2. Northern_crocodile on

      Another set of problems that is not talked enough about.

      „Within hours of the ceasefire being agreed, the tell-tale plumes of intercepted missiles streaked the sky above their vessels. After a month and a half of drone attacks and reports of underwater mines, many seafarers feel unwilling and unable to traverse the strait – even if the ceasefire allowed them to do so.

      “I gave my notice exactly one month ago,” the seafarer said. “I’ve informed the master, I’m not willing to sail through the strait. It’s about safety, it’s all about safety.”

      Aboard the same tanker, most of the crew feel the same, they added, saying about 90% of those on board want to exercise their right to refuse to sail. One crew member has suffered a “mental breakdown”, and is being checked on regularly by colleagues.“

    3. BritishAnimator on

      I can imagine the stress. Knowing things are being blown up all around you by different countries, while you sit under it all, hoping to be safe, with the constant fear that the captain will suddenly move into no-mans-land because Trump said it was safe. Nothing to do but live in your mind for weeks. How do you even sleep with that going on.

    4. BenTramer on

      Trump doesn’t give a fuck about anyone, looks like you’ll be stranded for a while.

    5. Tough_Block9334 on

      Can’t blame them, a big push in the oil industry the last few years has been „safety first“, so I would totally use it against my employers as well to get out of having to traverse a warzone.

    7. RayRaymundito on

      Honestly, proud of those workers for turning over the table and prioritizing their health, their family, and their sanity.

      Guess what would never suffer from this problem…??

      **Domestic renewable resources** like solar, wind, hydro, etc.

    8. denNISI on

      More importantly, the price keeps going up and now the Petrodollar is no good in the strait only BTC. Talk about capsizing a „current-C“!

    9. Halocandle on

      During COVID lockdown I remember reading about some cruise ship staff members committing suicide because they got stuck in quarantine in foreign ports.

    10. Additional_Quiet2600 on

      Abandon ship! Of course they are reaching their limit, so is the world as it loses resources. Thanks Trump you fucked all of us, not just kids.

    12. Anal-buttsex on

      Trump and his family should go through first to show us them bravery looks like!

    13. SeaTurtleLionBird on

      I’m not even there and I’m having a mental breakdown

      I hope of pedo in chief can open the strait that was closed for so long for us

    16. ikonoqlast on

      Guffaw.

      Suez Crisis.

      Yellow Fleet

      EIGHT YEARS…

      ok, they rotated the skeleton crews, the ships were stuck not the people.

    18. Mexcol on

      Imagine what some soldiers go tru in the ukranie war, theres been cases of 6 months without rotation

    19. IceMysterious3056 on

      Poor workers…hope they all resign with a lawsuit for putting them through all these shit show.

    22. Apyan on

      I mean, six weeks at sea with the chance of being blown out doesn’t look like a healthy environment

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