Most women are able to talk about how they feel. And they often have more people to confide in because they have acquired many social skills. Men have a harder time putting difficult things into words. They've learnt to push emotions to the side.

Seafarer missionary Leif Rasmussen took a closer look when he saw the chef's tattoo (see photo) during a visit to a ship: "It was a 3D tattoo and it was as if the hand of Jesus and the sailor's hand melted together. The most beautiful tattoo I've ever seen," says Leif...

20-year-old Asbjørn Morell is currently studying to become a ship's assistant at Svendborg Maritime School, and he is already looking forward to working when he graduates.

It can be challenging for ship management to recognise mental health issues in crew members and remember to pass on observations to the next person on the bridge when it's shift change day. However, it is the management's responsibility and they will continuously meet the crew members on the ship in the...