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38 seaman missing

LK2018 @Letranknight2015 (52665) • Philippines 5 Sep 20

The cattle ship were able to send a distress call just before their ship sunk due to engine failure and huge waves. So far they were only able to find three, the other one died and still they are trying to determine his...

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The Duties Of The Able Seaman

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 22 Aug 18

Looking at entries in the Oxford Companion To Ships and The Sea. The first entry describes the role of the AB, or Able Seaman. I always assumed AB stood for Able Bodied Seaman, which seemed rather discrimanatory to disabled...

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Seafarer? Womanizer? Would you agree?

iceblizzard @iceblizzard (749) • Philippines 22 Mar 12

It has became a popular saying among seafarers that for every port report and in every place replace. Would you believe that seafarers are prone to the issue of infidelity?

seamans wife question

zenki08 @zenki08 (700) • Philippines 13 Aug 10

Hi I was just talking to a cousin of mine who was just recently married to a seaman. The thing is she has yet to get any money/salary of her husband and she was asking me questions I could not answer like, how are allotments...

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what is your life like if your husband is a seafarer/seaman?

moonkerstin @moonkerstin (116) • Philippines 27 Apr 10

to all wives out there whose husband is a seaman regardless if his vessel is a bulk, tanker or cruise - how do you deal with loneliness missing him? do you have kids and what is practically living a life with a partner who works...

Will a seaman make a good husband?

santos_mlirs @santos_mlirs (271) • Philippines 28 Oct 09

I've been hearing a lot of bad things about seamen. They say that they will not make good husbands because of the nature of their job. They say that they are never faithful to their wives or girlfriends. They have a woman in each...

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Is your husband a seaman?

mhaydg @mhaydg (15) 14 Nov 08

Hi. Anybody here to has a seaman husband? My hubby is..And its really hard to live without him..He's in a cargo Ship..he missed every important ocassions..I was 8 month pregnant when he left..Now my baby is 5 months old and he...

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The New Breed of Filipino Heroes: Filipino Seafarers

g_aileen09 @g_aileen09 (1354) • Philippines 16 Feb 07

This topic has been created as a tribute to all filipino seafarers who are bravely sailing the oceans and the seas for the love of their families. Any response that we post in here will be cherished. I dedicate this topic to my...

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Do you like the sea?

Carl Halling @CarlHalling (3617) • United Kingdom 7 Feb 07

My youth and early manhood brought me into much contact with boats, sailing, and the sea. This is no longer the case, but I am nonetheless drawn to the strange and troubling majesty of the sea and its manifold mysteries. Are you?...

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Do you have a War Hero in your Family?

knightsangel69 @knightsangel69 (177) • Australia 10 Jan 07

I have... His name is 'Cobber' Cain Leading Seaman K.P.Cain RAN...he is my great uncle he was involved with other fellow service men, in sneaking undercover via a rickety old boat "The Krait" into Japanese controlled waters to...

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