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Oct 6, 2024 · What happens when a serene voyage turns into a nightmare? In this captivating video, we explore the gripping story of being trapped at sea and the challenges...
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LaylaDaSlayaaa. • 2 yr. ago. So many reasons people leave open crew right away: High ping. Teammate doesn’t have a mic. Teammate seems annoying/not their type. Teammate seems new/not high lvl enough. They were looking to PvP and saw that it was a dead server. They were looking to PvE and saw reapers on the server.
- Unsettled Lifestyle
- Hectic Life
- Onboard Politics
- Lack of Social Life
- Away from The Family
- Personal/ Family Problems
- Rise in Maritime Piracy
- Health Issues
- Reducing Shore Leaves
- Lack of Shore Jobs
This is the most common and obvious reason as these days more seafarers want “settled” jobs on shore. At the start of the career, a seafarer would not mind having a “nomadic” kind of lifestyle, but after certain years, especially post marriage, he longs for a more stable lifestyle, especially with his family. This is definitely not a new reason beh...
One cannot deny the fact that life on board ships has become extremely hectic. With more stringent maritime regulations coming up each year, life as a seafarer has become increasingly hectic, laborious, and monotonous. Increase in paperwork, advanced training guidelines, new codes, and rigorous safety and environmental laws have made the lives of s...
No matter how hard you try to stay away from professional or personal politics on board ships, it will get to you sooner or later. Politics and conflicts on ships not only make it difficult to work but also to socialize within the already small group of people on board. Moreover, there is a very thin line between professional and personal life on s...
Almost everyone who joins ships is brought up in a social environment since birth. When such people are suddenly exposed to confined spaces of ships with almost negligible social life, negative effectssuch as frustration, loneliness, and homesickness start taking a toll on them. Initially the life on ship might not seem bad, but as time passes, a s...
Though most of the seafarers can digest the fact of staying away from friends for few months when sailing, parting away from the family for months together is what tear their hearts apart. Some might have just started their married life while others would have recently experienced parenthood, missing those precious moments with their loved ones for...
One cannot stay focused at work when bothered by family or personal issues. Seafarers often face this problemwhen they leave their family problems at shore. However, not able to attend to the personal problem and its impeding negative effects on the family, induces a constant state of worry which reduces the ability to focus on one’s duties. It’s e...
Though several steps have been taken lately to fight piracy at sea, incidents involving pirate attacks and high-jacking of ship’s crew occur almost every month. The threat of piracy attacks is ever increasing and seafarers are obviously scared in spite of availability of weapons to fight them. No one wants to risk their lives or put themselves in d...
Sailing on ships requires meeting stringent medical and health requirements. As strict as the rules to be meet before joining the ship are, it’s an irony that life on board ship is not even close to healthy. Erratic sleeping schedule, excessive working stress, unfriendly environment, unavailability of fresh food, and inadequate medical facilities d...
One of the main reasons people join merchant navy is the lure to see the world. However, in the past few years there have been a sudden reduction in shore leavesthat are being granted to the seafarers. With faster turnaround time of ships at ports and scheduled maintenance procedures, seafarers are not allowed to go out on ports. Also, many VLCCs a...
This cause might sound a bit contradictory, but this is also one of the main reasons why seafarers quit the field early in their career. Though most maritime institutes and experts promise adequate on-shore opportunities for seafarers, those wanting to shift to shore find it difficult to get a worthy job. Most of the companies ask for good amount o...
Jan 21, 2024 · Red Sea crisis: What it takes to reroute the world's biggest cargo ships. Cargo ships are being rerouted from shipping lanes through the Suez Canal and the Red Sea (Credit: Alamy) Hundreds of ...
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