Southeast Asian (including from the Philippines and Indonesia) fishers in the Indian Ocean were allegedly subjected to egregious abuse on a Chinese tuna fishing vessel (the Tai Xiang 5) owned by Shandong Zhonglu Oceanic Fisheries. Workers fell sick, allegedly from poor nutrition (the workers were fed 'bait' fish and were provided with salty and yellow water), and three workers died. The workers were offered no proper medical care, and no rest from 16-hour work days. They earned just GBP198 a month. A Filipino worker who fell ill declared himself too unfit to work - he was punished by being forced to sleep on deck. Workers said there was no bedding. The worker died. The captain did not return to port until a third fisher fell ill - the worker died on the way.