An interesting story was recently published in The New York Times. It detailed how young athletes who are at the top of their games have special abilities to tune out background noises and focus instead on more important sounds. These athletes have brains that do not...
Working on the open water is highly dangerous, regardless of what exact career you have. Whether you work on a barge or have a career as a longshoreman, your place of employment is risky, and the tasks you perform for your job drastically increase the potential for a...
When people discuss or explore the various risks associated with maritime careers, the focus is usually on the risks posed by the ocean, storms at sea or similar environmental risks. However, the ocean itself is only one of many unique risks that maritime workers need...
There are two sides to the perception of the seafaring mariner. There is the swashbuckling conquistador with a girl in every port. And then there is the guy who is struggling to hold his domestic situation together at all costs. Or perhaps the one whose transitory...
