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In one of the most blatant pieces of malevolent corporate greed I've seen, I'm greeted by headlines today that around 2500 seafarers are still stranded in the Persian Gulf, simply because the shipping companies they work for don't want to spend any extra to fly them back to their homes.
Greece hopes eco moorings will protect vital seagrass colonies
At the popular yachting harbour of Porto Rafti near Athens, a project is underway to protect a vulnerable…
#Greece #GR #Europe #Europa #EU #Athens #greece #merchantmarine #mooringbuoys #PortoRafti #seagrassmeadows #Ελλάδα #νεα
https://www.europesays.com/2835786/
https://www.europesays.com/2835786/ Greece hopes eco moorings will protect vital seagrass colonies #Athens #greece #MerchantMarine #MooringBuoys #PortoRafti #SeagrassMeadows #Ελλάδα #νεα
Crews abandoned by Bosses https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/26/losing-hope-with-every-day-that-passes-torment-of-the-ships-crews-abandoned-at-sea
#seafaring #merchantmarine #exploitation #Capitalism
#Photography https://www.seafarerstrust.org/life-sea/picture-of-%E2%80%98weary-resilience%E2%80%99-wins-life-at-sea-2024-photography-competition
AI Marshall Jamison: A Month of Terror
In this Human Meme podcast episode, AI Marshall Jamison reads his terrifying story about crossing the Atlantic. "A Month of Terror" indeed!
#AI #AIvoice #AIclone #Atlantic #Ship #MerchantMarine #HumanMeme #Podcast #DavidBoles
A Liberty ship chugging its way across the waves to deliver cargo.
Assembled from prefabricated modules, the US would eventually build over 2,700 of these ships in FOUR YEARS.
As soon as one slid down the ways into the water, the next one’s keel was being laid down. #WW2 #history #merchantmarine
N1EA David 1st #hamradio license 1965, WN1DRS USA Novice, then 1965 USA General WA1DRS 1967 Amateur Extra WA1DRS, 1977 Secondary callsign N1EA, 1986 dropped WA1DRS, took N1EA as primary callsign. Commercial FCC licenses: First-class Radiotelephone with ship radar endorsement, First-class Radiotelegraph with #ship radar and 6 months sea service endorsements. #RadioOfficer USA #MerchantMarine 1980-1996. Member #VWOA #SOWP #ARRL-LM #RCoA #FISTS #CWOps #FOC #MTC #SKCC #introductions #CW #Sideswiper