On the episode, National Sea Grant Law Center Director Stephanie Otts discusses the legal rights and responsibilities of sailors, captains, and ship owners under maritime law with respect to disease outbreaks on ships. She also recounts the epic saga of a sailor who filed a lawsuit after being forced from his ship when he fell ill with smallpox.

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