Ferry line layoffs spark anger
Troubled Fjord Line of Bergen is laying off 159 crew members in a desperate move to stay out of bankruptcy court. Many Fjord Line workers are disappointed and angry that they're being replaced by cheaper foreign crews.
Fjord Line announced Monday that it was chartering in the vessel Atlantic Traveller to replace the Jupiter, and that the Jupiter's Norwegian crew would be replaced by Atlantic Traveller's less-expensive crew sailing under the Danish international ship registry
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