Lesson #272

Thousands of crew members are stranded at sea and confined on ships over COVID-19 fears

After months at sea, an estimated 200,000 crew members’ contracts are ending. But these seafarers are unable to step foot on land due to quarantine rules, much less return home to see their families. History has shown that exhausted and lonely crews can be a recipe for disaster. Plus, learn the English expression “grind to a halt.”