The seafaring industry is still seen as a dangerous profession, as the number of deaths, including by suicide, continue to rise, according to the Seafarers International Research Centre (SIRC) of Cardiff University, Wales.
A research showed all fatalities, excluding suicides, whether natural cause or accidental death, was broadly downwards from the year 2000 until 2008. In 2000, there were 88 fatalities, excluding suicides recorded by four maritime administrations, and in 2008 this number had fallen to 32 fatalities. PHOTO FAS MARITIME