Fishing is more than a popular hobby. It is a massive industry, especially in Southern California. Thousands of workers head out in boats every day to see what they can catch and earn a living out on the ocean. For all the excitement and potential income involved in...
If you work on a ship, you don't really leave your work behind the way that a traditional worker does. You may be at sea for days, weeks or even months. Workers in offices onshore come and go every day. You certainly have downtime when you get to rest, relax or sleep,...
Being a merchant seaman in the United States can be a very lucrative career. It is also very risky, it is very demanding and you may have long hours that you have to be away from your family. Some workers are gone for weeks or months at a time. It is not an easy...
On the day you were injured, you heard bad weather was approaching. You and several of your fellow seamen asked your ship’s master to allow you to work onshore, but they refused. Now that you are out of work until you have recovered, you have no income. Changing the...
