Last updated Aug 9, 2019 | Best Memories, Home, Life Lessons, Seaman Narrative
Meteor showers are one of the most fascinating objects to see on the night sky. These swift, beautiful, fiery fireballs are often difficult to encounter unless one has the patience to see them. I feel you. Just one distraction could cost a lifetime of remorse. It’s a...
Last updated Jul 6, 2020 | Communication, Home, Life Lessons, Seaman Narrative
Much have change since I started out my sailing career way back September 2009. A few months more and I’ll be 10 years in this industry. Yet a few years longer and I’ll leave this pelagic life to the next generation of young, ambitious seadogs. Seafaring is not my...
Last updated May 28, 2019 | Communication, Documents, Home, Jobs and Tips, Seaman Narrative
Seasoned seafarers know that having a C1/D US Visa is a huge plus on our employment. Most shipping agencies nowadays prefer to hire seafarers with Schengen Visa and US Visa. Both are very enticing to them especially the latter one. However, it is not always glorious...
Last updated May 2, 2019 | Best Memories, Home, Jobs and Tips, Seaman Narrative
Seamen from different provinces always stay in boarding houses or seaman’s dormitories. When it comes to choosing a boarding house, I always go for the amenities in relation to the rate they charge. Experience tells me that expensive doesn’t always mean the best, and...
Last updated Jan 20, 2019 | Best Memories, Home, Life Lessons, Seaman Narrative
Last February 2018, Seaman Memories had an exclusive online interview with Miss Hiroka. She is the first female Deck Officer in a Japanese Chemical Tanker ship. She told us how she conquered her profession which is dominated by men since the beginning of time. Like...
Oct 11, 2018 | Home, Seaman Narrative
The axiom “Captain goes down with his ship” is an old maritime tradition in the seafaring world. Perhaps, the most famous act was made by Captain Edward J. Smith of the RMS Titanic which sank in 1912. The Captain holds the overall responsibility on a ship. His...
