#MERCHANT MARINE

[victusinveritas]

[catsofyore]

Unidentified merchant marine officer sitting in some guy's lap. Source.

[cashwhisperer]

[whenuwalking]

someone bash me over the head with facts and logic about boats, living and working on them, and the realities of it all. I need cold hard facts and logic, no romanticizing. I can't just keep thinking about it I need to Know What It's Like. Before I venture out to sea. do they have career fairs

[carbone14]

Le cargo Odin de 5 800 tonnes en construction au chantier naval Nordseewerke – Emden – Allemagne – 1929

[corvidist]

Mercury Ace - Charleston SC

[islandgirl37]

A Beautiful Sunday in Kodiak

It was a beautiful sunny day, the first one we’d seen in a while. I took advantage of the weather and decided to go for a walk around town. Since we were docked at the Ferry Terminal, the first thing I did was to visit the Kodiak Visitors Center right around in front. Kodiak Ferry Terminal The people there were very nice and helpful. They gave me some good ideas for things to do and answered a…

[zipperkiller]

So I was talking to someone about the possibility of joining a ship crew cause apparently entry level is pulling 10k a month and honestly, my autistic ass would probably love that. Not only can I not spend money as I’m stuck on a ship, but I get to be on a ship! There’s just one twensy weensy problem with all this (aside from that I need to be generally available to help my mom with her health conditions)

I can’t swim. I forgot I couldn’t swim until I was going over the medical assessment form and saw I needed to be able to abandon ship.

[grayrazor]

It seems like a lot of the windjammers made after the 19th century ended that were for carrying cargo or fishing or other actual work rather than being racing boats or pleasure yachts were made in Germany. I wonder if that was because of that landlocked country's ongoing difficulties in acquiring oil.

[rymeofthemodernmariner]

For the night is dark and full of terrors

[victusinveritas]

The Tres Hombres is the only trans-Atlantic sailing freighter without a motor! She is the flagship of Fairtransport and the sailing ambassador for cleaner sea transport.

And here are some shots of her unloading a sustainably sourced cargo (coffee, possibly cacao, though there's also rum in her hold I think):

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

"Game Of Tag," Winnipeg Tribune. March 5, 1942. Page 12. --- Allowed the free run of the ship. Mischa, bear mascet on a Russian freighter, goes up the rigging in playful pursuit of a sailor. He is unchained-(A.P. Wirephoto.)

[uamariner]

#116 Colreg card. Ship's navigation lights and action to avoid collision,

[szonikuscsavarhuzo]

Tengeri szállítás - konténer ár változások

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[carbone14]

Lancement du paquebot Cap Arcona – Chantier naval Blohm & Voss – Hambourg – 14 mai 1927

Le 3 mai 1945, le Paquebot Cap Arcona est coulé par l'aviation britannique avec deux autres navires (le Thielbek et le Deutschland) alors que sont parqués à bord des milliers de déportés. Le 14 avril 1945, Himmler ordonne de transférer les prisonniers du camp de concentration de Neuengamme vers la Suède pour les remettre aux alliés en échange de certains avantages. Le naufrage du Cap Arcona a causé la mort d'environ 5 250 personnes.

[corvidist]

Northern Majestic - Charleston SC