' We are en route to China from Argentina, 40 days at sea, total lockdown. We experienced bad weather which caused some of our stanchion posts to collapse. Duty on the bridge noticed that collapsible stanchions on portside were damaged and lashings on top of the logs were broken due to heavy rolling. It was so scary that some of the crew including me were preparing for what might happen, thinking that cargo will go overboard and put us all in danger. But I saw brave heroes at sea as they put additional lashings to avoid putting the cargo and crew in danger. We used our best seamanship to protect the cargo, ship and environment, and prayed to almighty God for the safe voyage. With prayer, good seamanship and teamwork we arrived at our discharging port in China safely.

*Winner of the ITF Seafarers’ Trust 2020 photo competition Still At Sea'