Sea Views

Send us Fan Mail 🚨 Fishing safety is not just about rules, equipment, or compliance. It is about making sure fishermen come home alive, uninjured, and supported. In this episode of Sea Views, host Julia Gosling is joined by Adam Parnell and guest Darren Guard of Guard Safety, a New Zealand fishing safety specialist whose life and work are deeply rooted in the commercial fishing industry. Darren c...

Send us Fan Mail 🌊 What happens to seafarers when global conflict turns ships into soft targets? In this episode of Sea Views, host Julia Gosling is joined by co-host Dave Watkins, Deputy Director of CHIRP Maritime, with guests Capt. Samarth Sinha and Dr Rachel Glynn-Williams for a powerful discussion on the human reality behind the Strait of Hormuz crisis, conflict-zone shipping, and the psychol...

Send us Fan Mail 🌊 Can nuclear power transform global shipping, or does the risk outweigh the reward? In this episode of Sea Views, we sit down with Martin King, Nuclear Systems Manager, and Paul Roberts, Senior Engineer from Naval Solutions Ltd, to unpack one of the most debated and misunderstood topics in modern maritime: nuclear propulsion. Drawing from decades of experience in submarine opera...

Send us Fan Mail 🌊 What really happens thousands of meters below the ocean surface, and how do remotely operated vehicles make modern offshore operations possible? In this episode of Sea Views, hosts Julia Gosling and Adam Parnell sit down with Andy Howie, founder of Pioneer Subsea and former naval submariner, to explore the world of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and the critical role they pl...

Send us Fan Mail How close are we really to autonomous ships at sea?  In this episode of Sea Views, hosts Julia Gosling and Adam Parnell sit down with Simon Adams, founder of The USV Group, for a clear, operational look at uncrewed surface vessels and what is actually happening on the water today.  This is a straight-talking conversation that cuts through the hype around autonomy and explains how...

Send us Fan Mail What really happens when a life is on the line hundreds of miles offshore, and what actually makes the difference between rescue and recovery?  In this episode of Sea Views, host Julia Gosling (former HM Coastguard press office in UK) sits down with Matt Baer, retired US Coast Guard Captain and now Director of Emergency Response at Gallagher Marine Systems, for a straight-talking...

Send us Fan Mail 🚨 What really happens when yacht crew report incidents, and how many lives has CHIRP already helped save? In this episode of Sea Views, host Julia Gosling sits down with Paul Shepherd, Chair of the CHIRP Superyacht Board, to unpack how confidential incident reporting is reshaping safety culture across the superyacht industry. From near misses and falls from height to lithium batt...

Send us Fan Mail Bulk Carriers: The Hidden Work Horses of The Sea In this episode of Sea Views , hosts Julia Gosling and Adam Parnell speak with Matt Shirley (CEO, Safe Harbours Australia) and Marco Blanco (CFO, Safe Harbours Australia) - veteran maritime pilots leading a consultancy that’s reshaping the standards of bridge team management and port safety worldwide. What we cover: Why bulk carrier...

Send us Fan Mail Shadow Fleet Exposed: Risks to Environment, Trade and Seafarers  In this episode of Sea Views , we uncover the murky world of the Shadow Fleet - hundreds of aging tankers trading sanctioned oil under layers of secrecy and deception. With falsified registries, spoofed signals, and uninsured operations, these vessels operate beyond the reach of international law, posing enormous ris...

Send us Fan Mail Guests: Captain Brendan O’Shannassy – Superyacht Captain and maritime safety advocate Laura Beard – Welfare of Yacht Crew Project Manager, International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) “Mental health is health. It’s just the same.”   Brendan O’Shannassy Hosts: Julia Gosling – Host, Sea Views Podcast Adam Parnell – Director, CHIRP Maritime Episode Summary: In this...

Send us Fan Mail In this compelling episode of Sea Views , Julia and Adam sit down with Daniel Smith, founder of the charity NeurodiversAtSea, to explore what neurodiversity really means in the maritime world—and why it's time the industry took notice. Together, they unpack: What neurodiversity is and why it matters How life at sea can both challenge and empower neurodivergent individuals The...

Send us Fan Mail Ensuring Safety in Offshore Energy: Industry Insights and Future Challenges.  In this episode of the Sea Views podcast, Graham Skinner of Offshore Energies UK and Pete Lowson from the Maritime & Coastguard Agency discuss safety practices in the offshore oil, gas, and wind industries. They delve into the industry’s safety records, the importance of cross-sector collaboration, a...

Send us Fan Mail Exploding Myths - Vapour clouds, explosion and new frontiers in firefighting.  Lithium Ion Batteries, Boats & Danger! In this episode, Adam and I welcome the leading expert on lithium ion battery safety Professor Paul Christensen to talk about the increasingly topical issue of managing the risks of lithium ion batteries in the maritime and port environment.   Lithium ion batte...

Send us Fan Mail Safe at Sea Allyship & Psychological Safety Sea Views is spotlighting the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network’s (ISWAN) global campaign: "Safe at Sea… it takes all of us!" – with a focus on the crucial role male seafarers can play as allies to support their women colleagues. Women seafarers are more than three times as likely to contact ISWAN’s he...

Send us Fan Mail Safety In Focus at Portsmouth International Port. In this episode Ben McInnes, Harbour Master at the busy Portsmouth International Port explains how safety, innovation and decarbonisation is key to port operations: It’s a very busy harbour with cruise vessels, super yachts, hovercraft, passenger and RO-RO ferries, cargo ships, an inshore fishing fleet, leisure sailors and Royal Na...

Send us Fan Mail Every year, at least 32,000 fishers lose their lives at sea—out of a global workforce of 39 million. We speak with Alan McCulla, OBE, Coordinator of the International Fund For Fishing Safety (IFFS), about global efforts to make fishing safer. Alan shares how IFFS is funding life-saving innovations and programs across the world. In the push towards proving sustainability in this gl...

Send us Fan Mail Over 31 million people took a cruise last year. The global cruise market continues to grow, with more vessels launching every year and a revenue forecast for 26% growth in the next 5 years. We talk with Captain Aseem Hashmi, master of the iconic Cunard flagship Queen Mary 2 about safety and the changes he has experienced and implemented over his 30 year career. The cruise sector h...

Send us Fan Mail As the maritime industry pushes toward decarbonisation, what does it mean for the people on board? A new report explores the impact of green fuel transitions on seafarers—and the findings are sobering. While most seafarers support the move to reduce emissions, the reality on board tells a more complex story. We speak with Chirag Bahri from ISWAN and Ian Grainger from The Shipowner...

Send us Fan Mail BRIDGE SAFETY “It's absolutely astonished me how far we've gone with this technology and how far we are going...  using Virtual Reality training solutions” Captain Andrew Parker, Director Ankar Maritime Safety Bridge safety is our topic for this episode of Sea Views.  We explore what advancements in safety and training we are benefiting from with new technology like Virt...

Send us Fan Mail INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF SHIPPING - A global perspective “We recognise there is a global recruitment challenge for shipping and we forecast a shortfall of 90,000 seafarers by 2026.” Guy Platten, Secretary General, International Chamber of Shipping We cover a fascinating range of current and future issues from recruitment challenges, to piracy and security and the criminalisation o...

Send us Fan Mail “AI could help us identify fresh patterns of risk in our data on port safety before the serious accidents even happen.” Debbie Cavaldoro, CEO at Port Skills & Safety The port is the interface between ships and land.  Two interlinked but separate workforces must understand each other’s operations in order to interact safely and that is the role for the organisation Port Skills...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Sea Views podcast I am talking with the CEO’s of two vital charities which support seafarers who have suffered sexual violence.  Becky Newdick founded Safer Waves and Paula Edwards runs Salute Her UK.   We recorded this episode during the recent campaign by the World Health Organisation “16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence”.   We talk about how pre...

Send us Fan Mail “If there is one thing I would change to improve safety onboard ships it’s safe manning requirements.” Captain Yves Vandenborn, Head of Loss Prevention Asia-Pacific, North Standard P&I Protection & Indemnity is insurance for ships, crew and cargo. Julia and Adam were lucky enough to find a one hour slot to talk with loss prevention specialists from P&I clubs at opposit...

Send us Fan Mail “We need to pay more attention to fishing to make it safer because there are 35 million fishers going to sea and catching fresh fish and seafood for the world.  So 24 out of every 25 seafarers in the world, work in fishing” Cor Blonk, at FISH Platform  Julia and Adam talk with Cor Blonk, from FISH Platform, which is working to raise safety standards in fishing around the world and...

Send us Fan Mail “ No captain starts out with the aim of being a toxic leader. ” Brendan O’Shannassy,  author of Super Yacht Captain Toxic leadership can decimate a team and compromise safety on board a ship. Julia and Adam hold a challenging and insightful conversation with Brendan O’Shannassy, author of Super Yacht Captain and Tom Sharpe, OBE, Naval Commander (retired), exploring the impact of t...