The Qualified Captain Podcast on Instagram: "Captain Mike Vinik is the owner and founder of Vinik Marine, a New Jersey–based tugboat and marine services company founded in 2005. A graduate of the Marine Academy of Science and Technology in Sandy Hook, New Jersey, Mike went on to earn his degree from SUNY Maritime College, launching his career by purchasing and restoring an old tugboat. We talk about the SS United States tow, Mike’s path in the maritime industry, and the incredible history behind

$2.50 an hour. That’s how much the crew aboard Carnival Cruises are paid to run cruise ships up, down and around the Australian coast. This is some of the worst exploitation we have ever seen. Carnival has three Australian “home port” ships – to support this fleet, Carnival flies workers in from poor countries, picks them up from the airport and puts them to work on short-term contracts. Crew aboard these ships are often working 300 hours per month, being paid as little as AUD $2.50 an hour. Not