In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the cruise line business has dried up. Most ships are now anchored or drifting aimlessly offshore:
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/33338/satellite-images-show-armadas-of-vacant-cruise-ships-huddling-together-out-at-sea
As you may be aware, the ultra rich have wanted to form their own sovereign nations to escape taxation and all responsibility for the catastrophes they have caused for the rest of us. Well, these empty cruise ships appear to be tailor-made for such a purpose. You can read about it here:
https://sainthoward.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-rich-want-their-own-countries.html
https://sainthoward.blogspot.com/2017/11/seasteaders-friend-or-foe.html
And since the global economic meltdown triggered by "geniuses" in the (indirect) employ of the ultra rich threatens to bankrupt said cruise lines, it's a good bet at least some of these ships will be snapped up and repurposed in that exact way.
It's called "thriving on chaos", and it works best if you're in a position to CAUSE the chaos and are utterly unconcerned about the suffering and/or death of billions of people.
Perhaps these six ships will be the ones taken over by the seasteaders:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism-cruises/article243626502.html
Here is one being put up for auction:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.zerohedge.com/markets/you-can-now-buy-bankrupt-cruise-ship-auction