Satya Kamal SST - and the Nielsen / NDTV spat

David vs Goliath, way to go, show them the spurs.

NDTV takes on Nielsen and WPP.

Warm the cockles of your shippie heart if you ever crossed the Pacific. Or wanted to.

http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Diary-of-a-Divorced-Delhi-Male/entry/of-forked-tongues-and-twisted-data

RAPPAHANNOCK shootout - are Indian seafarers target practice now?

http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Diary-of-a-Divorced-Delhi-Male/entry/battleship-potemkin-naval-war-movies-as-propaganda-tools

We were at sea in the "good old days" when we heard stories about how naval ships from the Western countries, well after WW-II was over, would take potshots at fishing fleets from developing countries in the middle of the ocean, for whatever reason, even wagers between people - in a day and age when communication was not all that good.

It is the submission of some of us that a similar arrogance is coming back on the oceans. There are rules for us and there are no rules for them. Are we now target practice for a bunch of cowboys?

Fatigue at sea with seafarers - a film you must watch

Not just watch, but also comment, on their website as well as this blog. Finally somebody who gives some plain talk - why are seafarers subjected to such horrific conditions of work?

http://www.seafarersfatigue.com/

http://251589.edicypages.com/en

And please share too. We owe this to not just ourselves, but to the future generations.

Dat of the Seafarer

Tomorow is the day of the Seafarer. Whatever that means, because as of now, the Indian seafarer is getting it in the neck from all sides - pirates, criminalisation, fatigue, shortage of trained personnel, recession, taxation, sub-standard working conditions, the works. And now, those who would misrule us, are expected to relax cabotage, literally giving away the right to ply Indian flag ships on the Indian coast with Indian seafarers to mickey mouse Flag of Convenience rust buckets. Treason is a word that comes to mind.
http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Diary-of-a-Divorced-Delhi-Male/entry/you-re-on-your-own-buddy-never-mind-the-bs

memories of TS Dufferin

Please read this article in toto to get an idea of the democratic and fair way in which training and life was imparted on the TS DUFFERIN.

http://sayeedsjournal.wordpress.com/chapter-6-the-three-dufferin-years1939-41/

Especially the important aspect of being judged by your peers.

When and how did this change on the Dufferin/Rajendra, after Plaan/Inderjit Singh took over??

Uniformed services in India and the Enron issue - similarities?

Not directly related to the Indian Merchant Navy, but close enough, and a sensible read.

http://www.moneylife.in/article/preventing-enron-like-scams-in-the-armed-forces/26457.html

Do read it . . .