For a fascinating look into shipping and why all of this, especially for how the crew has been treated, read the book "Ninety Percent of Everything: Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, Gas in Your Car, and Food on Your Plate" by Rose George. Absolutely fascinating.<p>Seafarers have almost no rights, which is mostly why they have been forced to stay on the boat and have their phones confiscated by the FBI.