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Giving a voice to victims of shipboard harassment and & fighting to change the maritime industry. *Not a law firm or legal advice* 501(c)(3)

Ryan and Marién having a light four-hour chat about all the nice people you will meet at sea!
24/04/2026

Ryan and Marién having a light four-hour chat about all the nice people you will meet at sea!

New posters from the SOCP, funded by the . What do you think? Have you seen these posters on your ships? Does this makes...
16/04/2026

New posters from the SOCP, funded by the . What do you think? Have you seen these posters on your ships? Does this makes sense?

Here’s the text from the poster:

DID YOU KNOW?
All of the following situations and comments are forms of PROHIBITED CONDUCT.
❌ “I didn’t mean to hurt her, she wanted it, she is easy… I didn’t think I was doing anything wrong…”
❌ “The only reason they were promoted is because they are having s*x with their ‘boss.’”
❌ “I hooked up with so many people on vacation, I don’t remember their names! I will tell you all about it in the galley at lunch.”
❌ “I’ve assigned him the night watch with no supervision so that I can get some ‘alone time.’”
❌ “When he wakes me for watch, I will answer the door naked, that will make him notice me.”

Last year we published a whistleblower account from a brave U.S. Navy Surface Warfare Officer (SWO) describing harassmen...
12/04/2026

Last year we published a whistleblower account from a brave U.S. Navy Surface Warfare Officer (SWO) describing harassment, retaliation, mental health struggles, a command that protected abusers, and more. That account is one of the most consistently read stories on our website, has been published and commented on in numerous forums across the internet over the past year, and generated a lot of conversation about the SWO culture, especially for junior officers.

Yesterday, a fellow SWO made a very thoughtful response to that piece and published it as a comment on our website:

“None of that is normal or okay. I’m saying this because you need to hear it.”

The commenter went on to describe their own command — a ship with a good reputation — where a chief buried a s*xual harassment complaint, where they ended up in Medical for suicidal ideation, and where the system still managed to fail the people it was supposed to protect.

He’s doing better now. But his message to junior SWOs is: the culture of workaholism, toxic command climate, and silence isn’t normal — and it isn’t okay. Go to Medical early if you need to. Document everything. And if things get really bad, getting help voluntarily is far better than a breakdown.

“The most important thing is that you come home alive at the end of the day.”

The articles could say “seafarers stuck in Gulf resorting to cannibalism” and the headlines would not generate enough ou...
10/04/2026

The articles could say “seafarers stuck in Gulf resorting to cannibalism” and the headlines would not generate enough outrage to change the situation.

Top story on NavyTimes.com. Congratulations and thank you to U.S. Merchant Marine Academy graduate who has set an exam...
09/04/2026

Top story on NavyTimes.com. Congratulations and thank you to U.S. Merchant Marine Academy graduate who has set an example for an entire industry through her courageous public fight for justice ✊🏼

WSJ: “This has been the economic catastrophe that everybody could have predicted, that everybody was predicting, but Tru...
08/04/2026

WSJ: “This has been the economic catastrophe that everybody could have predicted, that everybody was predicting, but Trump did it anyway,” said Erik Meyersson, the chief emerging markets strategist at the Swedish bank SEB.

“It’s a really interesting juxtaposition where you have this almost complete dominance in the air theater, the air supremacy and then at the same time this complete incapacity over Strait of Hormuz,” he said of the U.S. military presence.

We would dunk on Trump for losing his war of choice, giving Iran control of the Strait of Hormuz, and leaving the Irania...
08/04/2026

We would dunk on Trump for losing his war of choice, giving Iran control of the Strait of Hormuz, and leaving the Iranian regime in a much, much stronger geo-strategic position than the regime was in when the war began, but we won’t do that, because we wouldn’t want to encourage Trump to abandon this peace effort and dig himself, the United States and the rest of the world deeper into the dark hole of violence and economic destruction he created. Instead, we will applaud our war criminal, genocide-threatening leader for cutting his losses and declaring victory. Btw, the Strait is and will be controlled by Iran, who will make billions and billions of dollars each year from its control …

06/04/2026

Crew websites urged to do more to protect victims, who set off seeking adventure only to be trapped onboard with a predator

Thanks for following along over this past month.
04/04/2026

Thanks for following along over this past month.

Thanks to the Maritime Executive for covering this important story. It’s unprecedented for a survivor to hold a senior ...
03/04/2026

Thanks to the Maritime Executive for covering this important story. It’s unprecedented for a survivor to hold a senior officer publicly accountable for s*xual assault, but did it. ✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼

The New York Times has picked up on the issue of seafarers stranded in the Persian gulf, inside of the strait of Hormuz....
01/04/2026

The New York Times has picked up on the issue of seafarers stranded in the Persian gulf, inside of the strait of Hormuz. TLDR: there is no end in sight for this problem.

01/04/2026

March 31, 2026: Iran Foreign Minster Araghchi Explains Iran’s Justification and Plan For Long Term Control of Strait of Hormuz.
#ایران #هرمز

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