Maritime IndustryAug 24, 2020
I Was Sexually Harassed on the SUNY Maritime Training ShipBy Whistleblower
Maritime IndustryAug 24, 2020
After Kings Point I Was Excited About My Career as a Marine Engineer. But Sexual Discrimination & Lack of Support Forced Me Out of the Industry. It’s Sad, and I Miss It.By Whistleblower
U.S. Merchant Marine AcademyAug 24, 2020
I Was Raped On A Military Sealift Command Ship During My USMMA Sea Year. Speaking With A Therapist Eventually Gave Me The Mental & Emotional Clarity I Needed To Forgive Myself.By Whistleblower
Maritime IndustryAug 24, 2020
I was Raped at Kings Point.By Whistleblower
Maritime IndustryAug 24, 2020
When My Fellow Military Sealift Command Cadets Casually Boasted About Raping Another Cadet, I Stood-by & Did Nothing. Don’t Be A Bystander Like I Was. Don’t Be Afraid to Speak Up.By Whistleblower
Maritime IndustryAug 24, 2020
While I Was a Student at SUNY Maritime, the Worst Sexual Harassment I Experienced was from a Fellow Cadet Aboard a Commercial Ship. He Was a Kings Pointer.By Whistleblower
Maritime IndustryAug 24, 2020
I Was Forced Out of My Job by Shipboard Sexual Harassment and Discrimination.By Whistleblower
U.S. Merchant Marine AcademyAug 26, 2020
Sea Year Was Hell & Kings Point Did Nothing to Help MeBy Whistleblower
Maritime IndustryAug 26, 2020
I Was 17 & Innocent When I Entered Kings Point. The Racist & Sexist Behavior I Witnessed Was Shocking, And The Way Victims Were Treated Was Horrible. This Is What Has Stuck With Me The Most.By Whistleblower
Maritime IndustryAug 26, 2020
On My First Ship I Became So Afraid of Being Raped That I Slept With a Knife Under My Pillow. But I Reported Those Men, And Was Able To Obtain Restorative Justice.By Whistleblower
U.S. Merchant Marine AcademyAug 26, 2020
I Was a Male Kings Point Cadet. I Have a Story From My First Ship During Sea Year That Still Makes Me Cringe.By Whistleblower
Maritime IndustryAug 26, 2020
I Was Sexually Assaulted at SUNY Maritime, and Again on a Union Ship After I Graduated. By Whistleblower
Maritime IndustryAug 28, 2020
I Thought I Had Landed My Dream Job. Then Brutal Sexual Harassment, Bullying, and a Culture of Indifference Forced Me Out of the Maritime IndustryBy Whistleblower
Maritime IndustryAug 28, 2020
My Toxic Experience at SUNY Maritime AcademyBy Whistleblower
Maritime IndustryAug 28, 2020
I was Assaulted a Couple of Times at SUNY Maritime And Harassed Afterwards. Women Should Not Have to Battle Sexual Harassment & Assault Throughout Their Training and Careers.By Whistleblower
Maritime IndustryAug 28, 2020
I was Raped on Campus at SUNY Maritime, And Also Sexually Assaulted on Senior Cruise. After I Graduated I Never Looked Back.By Whistleblower
Maritime IndustryAug 28, 2020
I Was Sexually Harassed by My Captain. When I Finally Stood Up to Him, He Retaliated Against Me.By Whistleblower
U.S. Merchant Marine AcademyAug 28, 2020
Some of the Worst USMMA Sea Year Stories I Heard Were About Men Getting Abused.By Whistleblower
Maritime IndustryAug 28, 2020
When I Was A Cadet I Was Sexually Harassed on a Military Sealift Command Ship. When I Reported It I Was Told To Stay Silent.By Whistleblower
Maritime IndustryAug 28, 2020
All of My Female Friends from Kings Point were Sexually Assaulted at Some Point.By Whistleblower
Maritime IndustrySep 2, 2020
I’m a Recent Mass Maritime Graduate & I’ve Been Harassed Out of the Industry by Predatory “A.MO.” Officers. That Union Has A Serious Sexual Predator Problem & These Companies Are Gross.By Whistleblower
U.S. Merchant Marine AcademyJul 26, 2021
I was Sexually Assaulted During Sea Year: Afterwards, My ATR Threatened to “Stick” Me, Never Asked Me Questions, Reported It, or Investigated. Then He Sent Another Cadet to the Same Ship Days LaterBy Whistleblower
U.S. Merchant Marine AcademySep 28, 2021
I Was a 19-Year-Old Virgin When I Was Raped by a 60+ Year-Old 1st Engineer Aboard a Maersk Ship During Sea Year. I Know Several Other Current USMMA Students Who Were Also Raped During Sea Year.By Midshipman-X
U.S. Merchant Marine AcademyOct 12, 2021
I Had to Quit the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy After I Was Subjected to Months of Horrific Sexual Harassment and Abuse During Sea Year. I’m a Man, and I Will No Longer Stay Silent.By Whistleblower
Maritime IndustryOct 15, 2021
When the Chief Mate Called Me His New Cabin Boy I Thought He Was Joking. When I Woke Up To Him Masturbating Beside My Bed I Realized He Wasn’t. I’m a USMMA ‘01 Grad & I’ve Never Told This StoryBy Whistleblower
Maritime IndustryOct 19, 2021
My Cadet Experience With a Sleazy Military Sealift Command Captain Convinced Me I Should Work on Tugs After I Graduated From Kings Point.By Whistleblower
U.S. Merchant Marine AcademyNov 2, 2021
I’m a Current USMMA Student & I was Raped During Sea Year. My Message To My Fellow Cadets Is This: We Must Report These Predators, Remove Them From The Industry, & Make Them Fear The VictimsBy Whistleblower
U.S. Merchant Marine AcademyNov 3, 2021
Statement from Midshipman-X: “Suspending Sea Year will not fix the maritime industry’s toxic culture, and we should not surrender the ships of the U.S. Merchant Marine to sexual predators.”By Midshipman-X
Maritime IndustryNov 9, 2021
As a Female Cadet I Worked on Ro-Ro’s, Cruise Ships and Container Ships. The Cargo Ships Were Fine, But the Cruise Ships Were a Nightmare. Eventually, I Quit Sailing.By Whistleblower
Maritime IndustryNov 10, 2021
California Maritime Professor: I was sexually assaulted aboard a fishing boat in Alaska, then again as a cadet on commercial cruise. I’ve remained silent all these years, but now I’m speaking out.By Whistleblower
Maritime IndustryNov 11, 2021
I Was Raped on a Cal Maritime Training Cruise. I’m Shaking as I Write This.By Whistleblower
Maritime IndustryNov 12, 2021
I Was Sexually Assaulted By Four Different Men While a Student at Cal Maritime and the School Did Nothing to Help Me. I’m Speaking Up for the Cadets Who Don’t Have a Voice.By Whistleblower
Maritime IndustryNov 15, 2021
I Graduated from Cal Maritime, and Every Day I Live With the Regret that I Didn’t Do More to Help Change Things. These Are a Few of the Troubling Stories I Remember.By Whistleblower
Maritime IndustryNov 16, 2021
I Was a 19 Year Old California Maritime Deck Cadet Alone on a Container Ship. He Was 15 or 20 Years Older and an Officer. I’m Not Sure if It Was Rape, but It Was Definitely Not Consensual.By Whistleblower
U.S. Merchant Marine AcademyJan 9, 2022
While Sailing as Bosun on a Maersk Ship, a Female Cadet Told Me the 1st Engineer Had Sexually Abused Her. I Reported It to the Captain, But He Just Covered It All Up.By Whistleblower
U.S. Merchant Marine AcademyJan 9, 2022
When I Was 3rd Mate on a Maersk Pre-Positioned Ship My AB Harassed Me And Eventually Threatened to Kill Me. When I Reported Him to Maersk, They Moved Him To A Sister Ship & Promoted Him to Bosun.By Whistleblower
Maritime IndustryJan 9, 2022
I Was Sailing as Master When the Chief Mate Entered My Day Room On a Sunday Afternoon and Raped MeBy Whistleblower
Maritime IndustryJan 9, 2022
I Was on a Ship Where the 2nd Engineer Had the Nickname “The Rapist,” and Let Me Tell You, It Was for A Good ReasonBy Whistleblower
Maritime IndustryJan 9, 2022
I’m a Current Marine Engineering Student at Kings Point. Not Every Woman Will Be Assaulted When She Goes Out to Sea, But Every Woman Will Face Some Sort of Unequal TreatmentBy Whistleblower
Maritime IndustryApr 19, 2022
My Boyfriend Attends SUNY Maritime College. He Has Been Shamed and Rejected From Friendships Because He Stood Up to Injustices and Inequality on Campus. He Feels Alone, & Something Must Change.By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardFeb 25, 2023
Coast Guard Commandant: Please Investigate a Sexual Predator Captain. The response to Our Allegations by Maersk and MMP “has been chilling to say the least.”By Whistleblower
U.S. Merchant Marine AcademyFeb 26, 2023
I Sailed As a Deck Cadet with Maersk Under Chief Mate Samuel Sullivan Irvin. After a Few Weeks of Sexual Harassment, Being Around Him Became Unbearable and I Began Having Nightmares About Him.By Whistleblower
Maritime IndustryFeb 26, 2023
Through Constant & Insane Sexual Harassment, Capt. Sam Irvin Prevented Me from Doing My Job, Undermined My Confidence & Placed Ship & Crew in Danger b/c I Would Not Agree to Sleep With HimBy Whistleblower
Maritime IndustryFeb 27, 2023
I Saw Capt Samuel Irvin Sexually Harass the 2nd Mate Throughout the Voyage & Saw Him Place the Vessel in Serious Danger. Irvin Also Told a Pilot He Wished His Own Daughter Would Commit Suicide.By Whistleblower
Maritime IndustryMar 1, 2023
Sam Irvin Subjected Me to Horrific Sexual Harassment & Abuse. I Lost 20 Pounds b/c I Could Barely Swallow Food. When He Reads This Statement He’ll Know the True Extent of What He Put Me ThroughBy Whistleblower
Maritime IndustryNov 21, 2023
I was Sexually Assaulted by the Captain of a Sailing Yacht on My First Night Aboard the Vessel. Now I’m Fighting to Make Crewing Safer and to End Impunity for Predators at Sea.By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 22, 2024
After dating him, I would have flashbacks, nightmares, and panic attacks. I wish that I started seeing a therapist sooner rather than later.By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 22, 2024
He is not supposed to be anywhere near me, but now he works in my building, just a floor below. I was failed by my command and by the Coast Guard.By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 22, 2024
I am a reserve Captain in the Coast Guard and I was sexually assaulted about 20 years ago at my first unit.By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 22, 2024
I was sexually assaulted on my first deployment at our first port of call. My assailant received 30 days of extra duty. I was failed by my command and by the Coast Guard.By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 22, 2024
Our Coast Guard issues are more than just Sexual Assault. It's harassment, retaliation, discrimination, and bullying too. By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 22, 2024
I was so excited when I heard that the new Commandant was a woman, but we will just chuck that in the burning pile of Coast Guard disappointments.By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 22, 2024
There were so many signs that he was a predator but everyone overlooked it…The Coast Guard doesn’t have our backs, they'd rather sweep shit under the rug.By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 22, 2024
I was a new non-rate coming up a scuttle when he pulled his pants down, squatted over the scuttle, and placed his genitalia on my head.By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 22, 2024
I had zero desire to have sex with this person, but he had sex with me. I never reported it to the Coast Guard because I was underage drinking at the time.By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 22, 2024
A Coast Guard Recruiter Took Advantage of Me. 10 Years Later I’m Still Struggling With PTSD.By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 22, 2024
He would sneak into my room at night and hold his hand over my mouth and fondle me asking "do you feel gay yet?" By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 22, 2024
I still have nightmares about what could have happened.By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 22, 2024
In the Coast Guard, I slept with my doors locked and a knife in my hand. Years later I still have nightmares and can’t escape what they put me through.By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 22, 2024
The Coast Guard Investigative Service turned my sexual assault around on me, then made my life so miserable I gave up the fight just to make it stop.By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 22, 2024
While serving in the Coast Guard I had a broom handle shoved up my ass and then twisted by two shipmates. Part of me died that day.By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 22, 2024
I still have trouble sleeping most nights and have lucid dreams of someone grabbing me from behind and not being able to do anything to stop it.By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 22, 2024
I still have panic attacks. I struggle with being alone. I don't trust men. He ruined my life. I'll never be the same. By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 22, 2024
When I left the room a while later, I found one of my friends and told him “I think I just got raped.”By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 22, 2024
He raped and sodomized me, left me curled up in the bathtub, came back to pour shampoo, conditioner, shaving cream, and soap on me & tell me how dirty I was. By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 22, 2024
My tormentor was selected for OCS. Now every time I transfer I worry that I will have to work for him again and deal with more abuse.By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 22, 2024
I was sexually assaulted at my first unit, the USCGC Eagle, by a fellow non-rate. I am, finally saying something.By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 22, 2024
I woke up to someone having sex with me. I had no idea what was happening. Fuck the Coast Guard. Save yourself. They won't ever save you.By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 22, 2024
After I was raped, CGIS agents asked me, “Do you really want to ruin his career?” They told me I would have to take a polygraph and could face prison time for a false accusation. So I did not file. By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 22, 2024
After I was sexually assaulted aboard a cutter, the Coast Guard made me feel like I wasn't worthy enough to be a victim in their eyes. By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 22, 2024
I feared the Coast Guard would not take me seriously because, “oh that's just locker room talk, you're fine.” By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 22, 2024
He was discharged, but no real punishment. Then he began texting me stating “you ruined my life,” and more. But this situation ruined me.By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 22, 2024
I went to the Coast Guard Academy. Do my “friends” know I was being raped by their “friend” while they slept in the next room on Spring Break?By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 22, 2024
The Coast Guard taught me what discrimination and harassment actually feels like, how predators in the fleet operate, and how the good ole boy network still thrives.By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 22, 2024
My assaulter preyed on women before me. The last words I was left with were, “You were lucky it wasn't worse, looking at his records."By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 23, 2024
I was raped 3 times in the Coast Guard as a non-rate. Victims need a true ally against sexual abuse trauma, because the wounds never heal.By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 23, 2024
My Coast Guard tormentor got 19.5 years in federal prison. Will he get out on good behavior? Will he have some type of revenge for me? It haunts me all the time & I suffer daily.By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 23, 2024
If you ask my girlfriends in the Coast Guard if they endured some kind of sexual assault, 3/4 will tell you “Yes.” I hate that so many women have gone through this.By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 23, 2024
We sacrifice so much for this service, yet our cases are swept under the rug in return? It's disgusting and the truth will eventually come out.By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 23, 2024
I've never come forward for obvious reasons: 1) being scared no one would believe me, 2) being told I was asking for it, or 3) being told I'm probably just a whore. By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 23, 2024
When I Reported a Repeat Offender, Nothing Happened to Him and I was Eventually Discharged from the Coast Guard for PTSDBy Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 23, 2024
A Coast Guard Academy Grad told me the USCGA Men’s Lacrosse Page is No Place to Talk About Sexual Assault. I Disagree. Here are Our Texts.By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 23, 2024
Before I tell you about my rape, I have to tell you about that ship’s culture: They called my stateroom “Golf Course,” because with 6 females, there were “18 holes.”By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 23, 2024
Sexual Harassment and a Sexual Assault forced me out of the Coast Guard and forced me to abandon my dream of a 20 year career.By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 23, 2024
I still don't know why I didn't scream, but in that moment I was only trying to survive. I escaped the Coast Guard after 10 years & the civilian world has been much kinder.By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 23, 2024
I was not active duty Coast Guard, but my abuser was. His Command protected him & directly endangered my life. I can’t imagine how bad it is for those actually in the service.By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 23, 2024
When I told my Master Chief I’d been raped, he called me a “whore” & said if I had just “kept my legs together” it wouldn’t have happened. This was 1987, but I can still hear his voice.By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 23, 2024
The Coast Guard sends some people home broken. A sexual assault leaves a never ending war in a person’s core, and you become a prisoner in your own mind. I’d never let my daughter serve.By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 23, 2024
I suffered a male on male sexual assault in the Coast Guard. I haven't slept in non-private quarters since then without a knife under my pillow or within easy reach.By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 28, 2024
I want him to starve himself. I want his parents to watch him turn into someone they can’t recognize. I want him to beg God for the pain to stop, and to never be heard—to feel what I feel every day.By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardMay 30, 2024
My rack mate and I were assaulted by the same guy & I’d find her crying on the floor. The Command knew & we had to see him every day. When we reported, they immediately retaliated.By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardJun 7, 2024
20 Years After I Was Raped at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, the Coast Guard Drug Me Through Operation Fouled Anchor. I’m Not Sure Which Was Worse.By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardJun 9, 2024
The Coast Guard Used Me to Lie to Victims of Sexual Assault at the Coast Guard Academy as Part of their Operation Fouled Anchor Coverup. I Can No Longer Be Part of this System.By Whistleblower
U.S. Coast GuardJul 10, 2024
Admiral Fagan, I’m Not Resigning as Coast Guard Academy SARC Until You Repair the Damage Done to Victims of Operation Fouled AnchorBy Whistleblower
U.S. NavySep 3, 2024
I am a Surface Warfare Officer (SWO) for the United States Navy & I’m Blowing the Whistle on Our Toxic Work CultureBy a U.S. Navy Surface Warfare Officer
