Seafarers of different faiths and no faith rely on support from port chaplains in coping with what is often dangerous work in challenging institutionalized workplace settings, research from Cardiff University has found.
Social Sciences
Jul 9, 2021
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Seafarers have spoken of the pressures caused by corrupt practices when they arrive at some ports.
Social Sciences
Feb 24, 2020
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South-west Sweden's best preserved rock painting has now been dated—it is from the late Stone Age. With the aid of new technologies, researchers at the University of Gothenburg have been able to reveal a number of previously ...
Archaeology
Nov 8, 2019
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An oblong crystal found in the wreck of a 16th-century English warship is a sunstone, a near-mythical navigational aid said to have been used by Viking mariners, researchers said on Wednesday.
Archaeology
Mar 6, 2013
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Seafarers are being encouraged to take part in a unique global study, using a mobile phone app to record the effects of climate change.
Earth Sciences
Feb 22, 2013
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The probability of being killed at work is 25 times higher for a coastal fisherman than for an offshore worker, according to a study from the UiS. Seafarers also run a high risk of accidents.
Other
Jan 6, 2012
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For centuries, seafarers were plagued by wood-eating gribble that destroyed their ships, and these creatures continue to wreak damage on wooden piers and docks in coastal communities.
Biotechnology
Mar 8, 2010
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