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.
Let me tell you a secret and the story behind my alias.
Grace 1, Stena Impero and Germa Lionel- just some examples where seafarers unfortunately became pawns in a political game
‘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.
A little known episode about how a terrorist attack almost killed Professor Jeffrey Blum.
My own baby's day out! This is about the time when at 18 months I first sat on the captain's chair on the bridge of a passenger ship.
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.