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Life on the high seas can be satisfying

But developments in the last decade have conspired to raise levels of stress, fatigue, red tape and loneliness for seafarers

Published Tue, Aug 26, 2014 · 10:00 PM

LAST week's Strait Talk considered the scourge of piracy, a menace that makes life at sea more dangerous and less attractive.

Overall though, is a career at sea something to recommend to friends and family? As a fourth-generation seafarer, I am not upset that none of my children have put on a blue uniform.

The latest memo circulated by the maritime education and training (MET) establishment body GlobalMET quoted the following "sad comment" by an unknown author:

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