The piece of personal protection equipment I favor most is the one that preserves your hearing. I was doing my barge inspection earlier today, which involves checking mooring lines, fire extinguishers, towing gear and emergency gear, navigation lights and so on, while clambering under and in between the semi trailers that fill the three decks … Continue reading PPE →

Every once in a while I'll go back and read parts of my journal from the past few years. Something from this time two years ago caught my eye the other day. It was a very bad time for me personally; long story short, I was not handling the stress of school and work very … Continue reading [Less Money] Mo’ Problems →

We are back in Puerto Rico, and a few days ago it felt like we'd never make it here. Two days out of Delaware Bay we were caught in a slow-moving storm system and were forced to heave to. This barge is too big to take chances with the towing gear by trying to make … Continue reading Hove To →

It can be comfortably declared that I am now working for Crowley. I was unwilling to venture so far as to say I had a new job until I was literally on a plane to the east coast. Things have gone by so fast since I met with the recruiter in late January in Vallejo. … Continue reading New Year, New Job →