Making a decision to marry a sailor is never easy for a girl and her family. The continuous worry of staying apart teases us all the time emotionally and mentally. The thought of leaving starts haunting us the moment he gets a mail from the company telling about his next contract. Off course some of […]
“Why do we love the sea? It is because it has some potent power to make us think things we like to think.” ~Robert Henri The Maritime Union of India- Background The Maritime Union of India (MUI) represents the Merchant Navy Officers who are it’s members. It is affiliated to the International Transport Workers’ Federation, […]
February, 2018 I boarded the ship. Standing 13 storey tall and 200 meters long, this mighty ship was going to be my home for the next 3months. I was apprehensive about getting sea sick, food and boredom. But trust me; those 3months were the best months of my life! There’s something about the water that […]
Entertainment and fun has a long relationship with the seaman or seafarers. And when it comes to movies for sailors, some of them actually depicts what it likes to be part of merchant navy. It is indeed true, that movie inspires a large part of society, and may be this is the reason why people attracted to them. And […]
Travelling on board cargo vessels as a seafarer’s wife is a wonderful and challenging way of life. It requires a lot of strength, courage and commitment from woman’s side (apart from company approval), and it implies many changes and adjustments. She has to give up her safe, peaceful and comfortable life ashore in order to […]
