Midatlantic maritime academy School is no longer in operation, having been sold to the Maritime Institute, which is now an independent entity unaffiliated with the previous management of MAMA. Furthermore, two former MAMA employees have been indicted and are currently defendants in a federal criminal case related to VA fraud, which resulted from course truncation. […]
A letter from a chief officer to his company has come into social media in which it can be read that he resigned from the rank of chief officer. The reasons mentioned in this are mental stress and physical exhaustion. This is most probably due to late sign off as you can see the joining […]
Ahoy ‘Ahoy, Port Chaplain coming on board’. This is how I mostly start my ship visit. And yes, mostly I am welcomed on board. But there are also times when my seafarers are busy, with bunkering, or they are doing other work. But their business is for me no problem. Why? Because ‘I know with a smile and a handshake […]
