21st Century Seafaring

A seaman climbs onto a narrow scaffold
A seaman climbs onto a narrow scaffold – all that's between him and the blue waters of the Caribbean Sea – to paint his ship, October 2009
Crew using an inflatable lifeboat to paint the side of their ship.
Crew using an inflatable lifeboat to paint the side of their ship.
A pilot boards a container ship near Davao
A pilot boards a container ship near Davao, in the Southern Philippines on Christmas morning, 2011.
The container ship Independent Trader meets an Atlantic gale
The container ship Independent Trader meets an Atlantic gale a few hours after sailing from Philadelphia for Antwerp, Belgium in May 2006.
A South Korean Navy patrol boat near PyongTaek
A South Korean Navy patrol boat near PyongTaek, December 2011.