My first experience with back-pain started when I was a Second Officer on a break-bulk ship. Worldwide, back pain is the single leading cause of disability and one of the most common reasons for missed work.
‘Things just seemed to go too wrong too many times’ Suicide note by Tony Hancock, famous television personality.
Suicide is the 18th leading cause of death worldwide. The problem is also prevalent among seafarers; statistics show that over a thousand seafarers have committed suicide in the last fifty years.
I'm sharing this letter from Andrew Barnes, a student at the Maine Maritime Academy. It's fulfilling to know that Golden Stripes is by his side as he prepares himself to take his place in the maritime industry of the future.
Let me tell you a secret and the story behind my alias.
A little known episode about how a terrorist attack almost killed Professor Jeffrey Blum.
