	seaman s strike continues marines unload s brazilian marines were today working on the unloading of s at the local port as a national strike by seamen entered its th day without signs of an agreement the halt the first national strike by seamen in years started on february and union leaders said they would not return to work unless they received a pct pay rise owners have offered a pct raise which the seamen rejected television reported that the port was operating at full speed but that s not true a striking seaman told reuters the marines are doing their best but they don t have the manpower nor the experience to control the situation in such a quick period he said port officials said the national halt had already caused losses estimated at mln dlrs despite the presence of marines there were no reports of incidents reuter 
