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Family of Chennai 6 crew member thank Human Rights at Sea

26th August 201826th August 2018Abandonment, Abuse, Human Rights, MARSEC, MV Seaman Guard Ohio, Piracy, Seafarers, Seaman Guard Ohio

PRESS RELEASE 26 August 2018 London.UK. The family of one of the British maritime security guards held in Chennai prison, India, during the four year Seaman Guard Ohio case which started in October 2013, has thanked the charity for their work alongside many other organisations, State authorities and individuals who collectively supported their prolonged...

BREAKING: MV Seaman Guard Crew Acquitted by Indian Court

27th November 201727th November 2017Abandonment, India, Industry, International Issues, Seaman Guard Ohio

BREAKING Human Rights at Sea has been informed that the entire crew, including the six British maritime security guards known as the ‘Chennai 6’, have been acquitted of all charges by an Indian Court. This has followed a four year fight for justice since their arrest on the 12th October 2013 while operating the...

Seaman Guard Ohio: “Foreign Mercenaries”

12th March 201612th March 2016Abuse, Articles, India, Industry, International Issues, Investigations, Piracy, Seaman Guard Ohio

Source: The Maritime Executive. Reproduced with permission. In an radio interview on BBC World Service news this week, a former Indian seafarer defended his country’s imprisonment of the men on board the armory vessel Seaman Guard Ohio with the defense that soldiers sail on naval ships not merchant ships. He said: “The police...

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