Fascinating side of this story I hadn't even thought of until reading this.
I can't believe the FBI confiscated these poor bastards call phones, haven't already copied all the requisite logs and data to return them, and didn't immediately set them up with temporary ones, or allow them to retrieve their contact information, or let them onto shore, or even another boat, or anything.
These poor fuckers have been trapped on that ship for months now, and made to stay onboard while the Coast Guard literally blows off explosives and tons of steel from it's bow.
This is unbelievable (though completely believable). I'm gobsmacked.
Hope these guys are getting paid for every second they spend on the ship, and every second they spend until they are once again safely home.