'You can't escape from it': No reprieve for victims of sex harassment at sea

摘要

C.W. was a cook on a Mill-t tary Sealift Command (MSC) vessel. The ship's chief steward, the head of the civilian hospitality crew, began spending a lot of time in the galley, just standing around and socializing. "He would dawdle," she recalled. He began by complimenting her cooking. "You cook really well," he said. "I'm surprised you aren't married." It seemed like a test balloon to see if he could go further. C.W. said he greeted her with "Good morning, babe." He escalated to "You be fine." He whistled at her and sang the chorus of an explicit song by the rapper Foxy Brown. He often tried to touch her. At various times, C.W., 29, ignored him, reminded him of his age or plainly stated she was on board just to cook.