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Samarth Sinha

Indian master mariner and ship captain with 25+ years in command at Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement, advocate for seafarer safety and mental health.

May 8, 2026

2:44
Could you sort of paint us a picture about what it's like to be, you know, stressed on board or what causes some of these things at sea?
2:53
So basically, the stress out at sea starts with isolation because people You are away from home and you cannot get back home in an emergency.
3:04
No matter what happens at home, you will not be able to get back.
3:08
When you're part of a crew and if you're a crew, I mean, if you're a key crew member who's part of the minimum safe manning, you cannot leave the ship unless you're suitably relieved.
3:18
So in most countries, that means your reliever has to have a visa and then come on board.
3:26
That's not going to happen overnight.
3:29
So in case there is a domestic emergency or whatever kind of a problem at home, you will not be able to get back within a couple of weeks at times.

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40:26
words.
3:24
Yes
3:24
... helplessness when you're out at sea.
3:27
For anything that happens back home, you cannot be there for your family.
3:32
That is how it all starts.
3:34
That is the second part of it when a ship sails out from port, you are on your own.
3:40
No matter what kind of a problem that you run into, whether it be a fire, a breakdown, a mechanical problem, an injury, an illness, you are self-sustained.
3:51
There is no outside help coming in.
7:06
... it's not good.

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