Sep 11, 2019 | Best Memories, Life Lessons
When I tell this story to my friends, I always receive the same reaction. Imagine having your own swimming pool burning in flames! You wouldn’t believe it yet you’ll laugh it off too knowing that this happenstance sounds too stupid for real. This is not a joke, by the...
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...
May 14, 2019 | Documents, Jobs and Tips, Life Lessons, Seaman Narrative
Long before the age of paper certificates, a sailor tattoo served as their proficiency and competency documents (COP and COC in modern era). While ours are printed on paper, theirs on the other hand, are marks of a lifetime. Traditional seamen look at their tattoos...
Apr 24, 2019 | Best Memories, Communication, Life Lessons, Seaman Narrative
Free roaming internet is something close to fantasy nowadays. It’s quite unbelievable if telecommunication networks provide you with this privilege. If such thing exists, it would be very useful for seamen. And its a discovery worth sharing for. We all know that...
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...
