Mortality from accidents, disease, suicide and homicide in the British fishing industry from 1900 to 2010

Roberts, Stephen E.; Carter, Tim

doi:10.5603/imh.2015.0042

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“…By contrast studies investigating seafaring risks in earlier time periods found it to be more hazardous, have a higher mortality rate, and to have had a consistently higher suicide rate than other occupations [2][3][4][5][6][7], yet many of these studies also reported a declining rate of seafarer suicide between the 1960s to the early 2000s. A more revealing picture emerges from looking at these issues within the population of seafarers i.e.…”

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confidence: 95%

“…These are seafarers who are presumed to have fallen overboard and drowned. These are usually assumed to be accidents, though the possibility that they are homicides and suicides cannot be excluded [5]. A previous study [2] noted that that suicide was considered the probable cause in most disappearances at sea.…”

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“…They often spend months at sea with little or no contact with their life ashore, while working and living in limited spaces where there may be substantial amounts of noise, heat and vibration as well as the motion of the ship [1]. Distance from home and the working and living environment have usually been assumed to contribute to the high suicide rate of seafarers in the past [2][3][4][5][6][7]. The question remains, however, if this is still relevant today.…”

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Seafarers’ depression and suicide

Mellbye¹,

Carter

2017

International Maritime Health

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Seafarers’ depression and suicide

Mellbye¹,

Carter

2017

International Maritime Health

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“…Previously in a review of the problems of mental health and suicide among merchant fleet crews authors have outlined two conflicting tendencies that are reflected in the literature reviewed before 2017 [24]. One part of studies, especially older ones, covering period of the second half of the previous century, give an impression of a rather safe picture -pretty low rates of confirmed suicides (1.3-2.2 per 100,000) [25,26], moderate effects of the burn-out syndrome [27], not much complaints on fatigue and distress in the self-reports, higher satisfaction with work and low repatriation rate for mental health reasons [26]. In the Polish seamen and fishermen for 40 years from 1960 to 1999 there were identified 51 suicides, which is quite low in terms of rates given that the population surveyed was 25,000 per year, even if part of cases remained hidden or attributed to other reasons [28].…”

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Mental health problems and suicide in the younger generation — implications for prevention in the Navy and merchant fleet

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2020

International Maritime Health

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Psychologists and psychiatrists worldwide are expressing concerns regarding the growing prevalence of mental health problems and the incidence of suicide in young adults. The reasons are seen in the extremely high tempo of social changes, information pressure, and values evolution in the younger generations, which are exposed to growing inequalities, loneliness and lack of social support. Poverty, social isolation, consumerism, hedonism, and unrealistic expectations of the future generate in the vulnerable part of the young adults inevitable frustrations, which give way to depression, anxiety, addictions, and suicide. This creates additional risks for the situation on board ships, both military and merchant, and requires greater efforts during pre-admission selection and in the course of the service or voyages. Suicides in the Navy are better registered than in the cargo fleet and are lower than in the same age and gender groups from the general population, and usually lower than in other types of forces. Data on suicides in the civilian maritime sector are less conclusive, but suggest it as a growing problem, especially considering stress on board. Recent studies revealed quite a lot of mental health problems in the merchant fleet crews, including depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts. Among the reasons such factor as "flag of convenience" strategy that implies lower standards, recruiting of the less trained and lower-paid workforce, multinational and multilanguage rotating crews, higher workload and stress and insufficient level of the pre-employment medical examination are mentioned. Recent trends in the mental health of the youth demand higher awareness both in the military ships and in the merchant fleet. We consider that more education and training aimed at mental health problems identification and stress-resilience promotion are needed both for the military and civilian staff on board. Better education of the whole personnel and "healthy ship" approach (better recognition of the crew members' needs, attention to mental health problems, nutrition, physical activity, etc.) may be applied both for the Navy and merchant fleet. (Int Marit Health 2020; 71, 1: 34-41)

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“…The work accident rate is significantly higher than in other jobs, especially in terms of mortality [11]. Mortality rates from accidents while working at sea remain high in the British fishing industry [12] or in Polish seafarers [10], despite the fact that the quality of life of Polish seafarers is quite high. Pathologies such as lung cancer and cirrhosis of the Emmanuel Fort et al, Prevalence of illicit drugs use in French fishermen liver are frequent in seamen [13].…”

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confidence: 99%