I’ve dealt with some sexual harassment over the years, like lewd jokes and comments directed at me, but these incidents were rare. I’ve also been told literally that I didn’t belong, and faced hostility…

My worst experience was having to literally come to blows with a deck officer who didn’t want me to touch anything on the bridge, his exact words were “you people shouldn’t even be here”.…

It’s not easy to make living on a workboat. The hours are long, you are away from home for extended periods, you must deal with dangerous situations, and all the licensing, training and regulatory…

The basic truth in this industry is that, while it is a job based on solitude for the most part, no one can do it alone. If you try to alienate yourself, you will…

“I once had to knock on the door of the Captain’s office to ask if he would be able to arrange getting some tampons sent to the ship. We’d been at anchor for 6…