wow ! I always thought H1B was bad -- but this would be would be so much worse. With H1B, I was merely prevented from seeking employment elsewhere or walking away from the job but I was still protected by the laws and had some rights. However this 'Googleplex of the Sea' could a prison for programmers. If you left/lost an H1B job you have 30 days to pack your stuff and leave the country or get a new H1B application in . I am not sure what the laws of the sea are about leaving/losing a job on the sea.