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All Aboard Alliance: 29% of women in maritime face discrimination

SAFETY4SEA 11 Nov 2024
Drawing on insights from over 3,300 seafarers, the “Employability in maritime ... For women, the barriers were even more pronounced, with 100% of both able-bodied seamen and 4th officers and 75% of engine cadets failing to secure jobs ... Credit ... ....
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‘Shanghaied’ to Moose Creek

Bitterroot Star 15 Oct 2024
The sailors would drink wit, and eventually either drug, or outdrink, able-bodied seamen ... In the old days of seafaring, “crimping” and “shanghaiing,” those able bodied seamen, kidnapped and brought to far-reaching lands, often felt the same.
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KiwiRail proposes to slash 50 roles from Interislander staff

RNZ 10 Oct 2024
"Deck ratings work on the ships, they are able-bodied seamen who do general maritime work around the ship - anything from working on the lines to maintenance around the vessel that isn't a specialist role." ... ....
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Steamship Authority mulls largest rate hike yet for Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard ferries

Cape Cod Times 09 Oct 2024
Watch Steamship Authority ferry drift away from dock without a crew ... The biggest driver, Rozum explained, is payroll, with a goal to keep able-bodied seamen on boats and "training them, for example, to become pilots and captains," he said ... On Oct.
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WA ferry fares increase to make up for passenger decline

The Spokesman-Review 30 Sep 2024
Sep. 30—The fares passengers pay to ride a state ferry cover well over half the cost to run the system ... WSF says it needs to hire 60 entry-level deckhands and 36 able seamen “every year in perpetuity” to restore normal service ... .
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'Hoping we can tread water.' Steamship Authority board approves next year's schedule

Cape Cod Times 22 Aug 2024
Busy Morning at the Steamship Authority ferry terminal in Hyannis ... Steve Heaslip, Cape Cod Times ... He was opposed to the 5.30 a.m ... Their ranks include 54 ordinary seamen, 68 able bodied seamen, 15 bosuns, 13 pursers, 28 pilots and 29 captains ...
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Britannia Club: Preventing finger injuries at sea

SAFETY4SEA 26 Jun 2024
MACHINERY ... Tasks that involve ... punctures ... According to data provided by Britannia P&I, finger injuries comprised 19% of all injuries recorded over the past four years, with engineers experiencing the highest number of injuries, followed by able seamen.
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Ferry workers union criticizes state’s plan to hire out-of-state help

Bangor Daily News 25 Jun 2024
Paul Merrill, spokesperson for the Maine Department of Transportation, said since Jan ... Able-bodied seamen in Maine — who work on the decks of ferries — cost $641.44 per 12 hours, while Seaward able-bodied seamen cost $595 ... More articles from the BDN.
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Readers and writers: Minnesotan’s new collection of stories tackles climate change in imaginative ways

Pioneer Press 23 Jun 2024
the bears speak ... The crew maintained that not only did the bears communicate in English, several bears had acted as Able Seamen, capable of performing routine duties, such as taking on lookout shifts and anchor watch ... (Courtesy of Ashley Shelby) ... What ... .
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Key Bridge collapse: Eight Dali crew members can go home, will be deposed later under ...

Baltimore Sun 20 Jun 2024
... able to reach a deal ... The crew members who received permission to return to their home countries include a cook, several seamen, a fitter, an oiler and a general steward, now may be able to fly home.
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Key Bridge collapse: 8 cargo ship crew members can go home, will be deposed later

Stars and Stripes 20 Jun 2024
... able to reach a deal ... The crew members who received permission to return to their home countries include a cook, several seamen, a fitter, an oiler and a general steward, now may be able to fly home.
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Crew is still on cargo ship 12 weeks after Baltimore bridge crash

The Oregonian 20 Jun 2024
By Jean Marbella and Madeleine O’Neill, Baltimore Sun (TNS). They’ve been stuck aboard the Dali container ship for more than 12 weeks now ... The eight, including a cook, several seamen, a fitter, an oiler and a general steward, may be able to fly home.
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DMW: 2023 banner year for seafarer deployment

The Manila Times 18 Jun 2024
Most of those deployed from 2019 to 2023 were ratings, particularly able-bodied (AB) seamen ... For marine officers, the top position with the most number of deployments in 2023 was AB seamen at 20,989, ...
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Vinalhaven ferry cancellations disrupt lives for islanders

Bangor Daily News 16 Jun 2024
William Geary, the director of the ferry service, wrote in a Facebook post on May 30 that in addition to the ferries being short-staffed, six able-bodied seamen were out for vacation or medical leave.
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Princess Royal pays tribute to D-Day veterans ahead of Normandy service

AOL 05 Jun 2024
Mr Jones, from Mold, North Wales, was a 19-year-old Able Seamen with the Royal Navy and said he focused on his job on June 6 1944 as the cacophony of battle was so great. He said after speaking to the princess ... .

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