Featured Sea Stories
Featuring Joy Hall
Please meet one of our amazing mentors in the MentorSHIP program, Joy Hall. She is the Marine Training Director for a U.S. tanker fleet. She develops and ensures the compliance of the marine training programs for 325 employees. Before transitioning ashore, she sailed...
Tribute to the Founder of Foss Maritime, Thea Foss
Photo courtesy of Foss Maritime My husband and I were recently out for a celebratory dinner with some friends. We were talking about the books we enjoy reading. It seemed historical fiction and non-fiction were favorite genres around the table. I mentioned that I...
Meet Kim Asher, Part II
Kim is one of the few transwomen in the offshore sector globally. Her path has not always been an easy one. Remembering the beginning of her transition Kim recounted, “The first day I went into work socially transitioned was perhaps one of the hardest days of my...
Meet Kim Asher, Part I
When I think about Kim Asher the first word that comes to mind is advocate. Before I explain why, I would like to take some time to introduce you to this amazing woman. This will be a two-part blog series. Kim has worked in the offshore industry for 12 years now....
Transiting the Globe with Second Officer Laura McCormack
A career at sea can be challenging and isolating at times, but it can also lead to adventure and opportunity as one mariner, Laura McCormack has discovered. Laura was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and attended Massachusetts Maritime Academy. After graduation she...
Female “Sparky” in the US Merchant Marine in WWII
Based on research & phone interview by Sheila Sova It was a different world for women back in the 1940’s. While men went off to war, women entered the workforce in large numbers to support the war effort. Some went to work at the shipyards, becoming welders and...
Navigate Your Career
2021 Women Offshore Wave Maker Award
SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATION! At the upcoming Women Offshore Conference, the Wave Maker Award will acknowledge someone in the Women Offshore Community for pursuing their career dreams, while supporting others in the industry. Last year, the Wave Maker Award was given to...
Change Is On the Horizon – Here’s Where You Can Start
Content Warning: sexual assault, sexual harassment, rape In the wake of reports of sexual assault and rape in the maritime industry, particularly the account of Midshipman X, industry leaders, academic leaders, and government officials are rightfully asking what they...
Stand Up Against SASH
Midshipman X bravely shared her sexual assault with the industry. Now, Women Offshore welcomes the maritime industry to stand up against sexual assault and sexual harassment (SASH). The conversation has ignited, and you are invited to join. Mariner Fionna Boyle, in...
First10Forward Awards Grant to Women Offshore Foundation
Women Offshore to launch NEW Development Program thanks to First10Forward In 2017, First10Forward was founded by female graduates of the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), located in Kings Point, New York and commonly referred to as “Kings Point.” The...
Apply Now! Kongsberg Education Program
The Women Offshore Foundation collaborated with KONGSBERG to provide sponsored training! With an extensive portfolio of innovative and integrated products and solutions, Kongsberg Maritime is a world leader in marine technology. In 2019, the Women Offshore Foundation...
Women Offshore Conference 2021, Meet the Keynotes!
Join us for our 4TH-Annual Conference on November 5th & 12th! Let's meet virtually! For the past 4 years, we have united women from around the globe to support one another in navigating careers on the water. Last year, we saw over 300 women in attendance and...
Podcast
Pregnant Offshore Part 2, Episode 100
CHEERS TO 100 EPISODES! Today, we are celebrating 100 episodes of the Women Offshore Podcast. In this episode, Ally Cedeno continues the Pregnant Offshore Series by sharing her personal pregnancy journey as she maintains a career offshore. In Episode 100, listen to...
Pregnant Offshore Part I, Episode 99
CELEBRATING MOTHER'S DAY On the next several episodes of the Women Offshore Podcast, hear Ally's personal pregnancy journey as she shares more about what it's like to navigate pregnancy with a career offshore. In Episode 99 today, listen to a preview of the Pregnant...
Virtual Career Day 2022, Episode 98
Our Annual Career Day is Back! In episode 98, Ally Cedeno shares about the upcoming Virtual Career Day taking place on May 6th, 2022. For the past 5 years, The Women Offshore Foundation has united women from around the globe to support one another in navigating...
Meet Captain Anne McIntyre, Episode 97
Meet Captain Anne McIntyre. Captain Anne McIntyre is a trailblazer who became a pilot in her career and went on to accomplish even more. She graduated from the California Maritime Academy and has since gone on to speak at various conferences and actively volunteers...
Sexual Assault & Violence Eradication Program, Episode 96
In order to eradicate sexual violence in the maritime industry and support the safety of seafarers, Women Offshore founded our own program called Sexual Assault & Violence Eradication (S.A.V.E.). In episode 96, hear from Christine MacMillan: our S.A.V.E. Program...
#MeToo on Yachts Part 2, Episode 95
This episode contains content that may be alarming to some listeners. We advise listener and reader discretion. This episode contains a story related to sexual assault and harassment. We do our best to hold these topics with sincerity, and we hope you’ll listen in...
WOMEN OFFSHORE MENTORSHIP!
Offshore Lifestyle
Yoga on the Helideck
In the summer of 2020 I was kindly asked to do a double trip as Kazakhstan closed the borders. It was quite new for all of us, and everyone was affected in different ways. My best way to cope with stress is yoga. I have been practicing yoga since I was at university...
In Need of an Energy Boost?
As your hitch offshore goes on your energy level slowly depletes. The shifts, the demands of your job, the socializing aspects, and the lack of days off duty, they all take their toll on your sleep. It’s hard to stay focused and energized. Thankfully, there are ways...
Deepwater Dames: For the Love of 2nd Base
The 3-day, 60-mile, Susan G. Komen walk is grueling. Two crews competed to complete the walk first. From building gingerbread houses with the crew to epic custom birthday cakes, Aramark Camp Boss Michelle Yelovina always brings something special to the ships she...
A Technique to Fall Asleep Offshore
How to fall asleep and stay asleep - a yogic hack. When you’re offshore, your ability to fall asleep and stay asleep is dramatically impacted. The 12 hour shifts, the night shifts, the changes of shifts half-way through your hitch, can play havoc with your circadian...
Let’s Talk About Self Confidence
Let’s talk about self confidence to achieve your goals. Think of your life as the vessel, and you have “the conn,” meaning you are in control of your vessel. What you’re not in control of are the adverse effects on the vessel; winds, currents, shallow depths, etc. You...
Assault, Forgiveness, & Lessons Learned
Early in my career at sea, I joined an old feeder vessel in Jordan. I was on one of the smallest and oldest vessels in my company’s fleet. Due to its size, it traded in the Red Sea only between Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. I was a bit nervous before joining because...
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