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Retired mooring master Bill Hughes on respecting the sea, fond memories of New Zealand and starting a new business

  • Telegraph
  • 30 May 2023
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Nautilus calls time on recruitment fraud and job scams after new research reveals seafarers face widespread illegal practices

  • News
  • 17 April 2023
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RFA moves to shorter tours of duty

  • News
  • 04 April 2023
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Tugmaster Lorna Baird on sea blindness, ship-handling and marine volunteering

  • Telegraph
  • 24 March 2023
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Second officer Nicky Boak on starting a cadetship in your 30s, trombones, and hoping to sail the Northwest Passage

  • Telegraph
  • 03 February 2023
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Ship welfare visitor Jun Ranario on how German cooking got him into a maritime career and his deep commitment to seafarer welfare

  • Telegraph
  • 12 December 2022
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Deck cadet Scarlett Barnett-Smith on her first time onboard, challenges and what the future holds

  • Telegraph
  • 09 November 2022
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Merchant Navy Medal recipient Captain Stephen Gudgeon spent forty years at sea and still revels in the magic of crossing the Panama Canal

  • Telegraph
  • 06 September 2022
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Merchant Navy Medal awardee Heather Enness tells what it is like to be a 'mummy at sea'

  • Telegraph
  • 06 September 2022
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How Nautilus got me home

  • Telegraph
  • 01 September 2022
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Neil Nadkar on engine types, seeing the world, the Nautilus Professional and Technical Forum and training with Tenzing Norgay

  • Telegraph
  • 23 August 2022
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Contract warning for yacht crew

  • Telegraph
  • 05 August 2022
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Nautilus member inspires future ferry captains during Wightlink sailing

  • News
  • 05 August 2022
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Webinar series helps Nautilus members make the move ashore

  • News
  • 21 July 2022
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Nautilus members share their maritime journeys for Day of the Seafarer

  • News
  • 23 June 2022
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Inland waterways ferry skipper Jeroen van de Voort on Union support, GPS and what he might do when he grows up

  • Telegraph
  • 10 June 2022
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Mentoring is close to the heart of tallships sail training master Carolyn Vincent

  • Telegraph
  • 18 May 2022
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Officer of the Watch Dawn Franklyn hopes to see more action on improving seafarers' mental health

  • Telegraph
  • 16 May 2022
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Former second officer Ellie Johnson offers insights for making the leap ashore

  • Telegraph
  • 16 May 2022
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Dynamic Positioning Officer Karley Smith's career heads ashore

  • Telegraph
  • 13 May 2022
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Former yacht purser Samantha Morris raises the flag for mental health in maritime

  • Telegraph
  • 12 May 2022
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Marine consultant Gareth Mathias on professional development, Union volunteering and maritime charities

  • Telegraph
  • 25 April 2022
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Nominations open for sought-after UK Merchant Navy maritime honour

  • News
  • 25 February 2022
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Yacht captain Brendan O'Shannassy on the importance of a union for yacht crew

  • Telegraph
  • 02 February 2022
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MCA nautical policy lead Captain Rakesh Pandit on the attractiveness of a career at sea

  • Telegraph
  • 07 January 2022
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Emma Walters on working in the RFA and the importance of being part of a Union

  • Telegraph
  • 18 November 2021
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The end of furlough

  • Telegraph
  • 15 November 2021
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Deniss Cernakovs on how he achieved his dream job in the cruise industry

  • Telegraph
  • 03 September 2021
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Chief officer Georgina Lindsay on transitioning from the Merchant Navy to the yacht sector

  • Telegraph
  • 27 July 2021
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RFA first officer Emma-Louise Elgar calls for the removal of the social stigma attached to new parents returning to sea

  • Telegraph
  • 22 July 2021
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Second engineer Allan Dickson talks about his volunteering experiences and being stuck onboard during covid

  • Telegraph
  • 13 July 2021
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Union recoups unpaid crew wages from SijFa Cruises following dockside protest

  • News
  • 11 July 2021
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Fleet safety trainer Steve May came late to trade unionism but is now one of Nautilus's biggest advocates

  • Telegraph
  • 07 May 2021
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Helen Coultas discusses the importance of breaking the stigma around mental illness at sea

  • Telegraph
  • 18 March 2021
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Time well spent retraining in the pandemic

  • News
  • 03 March 2021
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Nominations open for prestigious Merchant Navy Medal 2021

  • News
  • 19 February 2021
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Francis Cox-Palmer-White reflects on diversity in maritime and recalls some unusual travel experiences

  • Telegraph
  • 16 February 2021
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Government must rethink quarantine hotel measures for seafarers

  • News
  • 11 February 2021
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RFA pensions reform following age discrimination rulings

  • News
  • 10 February 2021
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Have your say on Covid-19 financial challenges

  • News
  • 09 February 2021
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A life at sea – reflections by retiring RFA officer Dave Gatenby

  • Telegraph
  • 21 January 2021
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Beware the Covid tax pitfalls

  • Telegraph
  • 19 January 2021
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Financial fallout – the collateral damage of the Covid-19 pandemic in the maritime industry

  • Telegraph
  • 11 January 2021
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Superyacht leadership recognised

  • News
  • 11 January 2021
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Union issues travel ban warning to members

  • News
  • 21 December 2020

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