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Updated multiple times each week, the platform extends the reach of Yachting International Radio and Yachting Channel through editorial features, podcasts, interviews, and global distribution across major audio, video, and digital platforms.

Sea Views editorial image with the headline Offshore Safety over a dark navy ocean navigation map, featuring glowing coastal outlines, a red maritime risk alert, an offshore support vessel at sea, and the subtitle Human Factors & Life Offshore.

Sea Views editorial image with the headline Offshore Safety over a dark navy ocean navigation map, featuring glowing coastal outlines, a red maritime risk alert, an offshore support vessel at sea, and the subtitle Human Factors & Life Offshore.

Offshore Safety Starts With The People Who Live The Risk

Offshore safety starts with the people who live the risk. Gordon Foot joins Sea Views to discuss human factors, resilience, leadership, seafarer welfare, mentoring, and the realities of life and work across oil and gas, cables, renewables, marine construction, and high-risk offshore operations.

Yachting International Radio

Jul 229 min read

Editorial image of Dr. Simon Gordon for The Crew Car, featuring the title “Health At Sea” against a luxury yacht marina sunset background.

Editorial image of Dr. Simon Gordon for The Crew Car, featuring the title “Health At Sea” against a luxury yacht marina sunset background.

Yacht Crew Health: Why Medical Support At Sea Must Become A Safety Priority

Yacht crew health cannot be reduced to an ENG1 certificate. Dr. Simon Gordon explains why medical support at sea, preventative health checks, mental health awareness, telemedicine, insurance gaps, and crew welfare must become part of yachting’s safety infrastructure.

Yachting International Radio

Jun 157 min read

Sea Views editorial image with the headline Fishing Safety over a dark ocean navigation map, featuring a fishing vessel at sea, red safety alert graphics, route lines, and the subtitle Getting Fishermen Home Safe.

Sea Views editorial image with the headline Fishing Safety over a dark ocean navigation map, featuring a fishing vessel at sea, red safety alert graphics, route lines, and the subtitle Getting Fishermen Home Safe.

Fishing Safety Starts With The People Who Go To Sea

Fishing safety is not just about compliance, regulation, or equipment. Darren Guard of Guard Safety explains why real safety culture begins with fishermen themselves, from trust onboard and plain-language systems to fisher mental health, MarineSAFE, and the need to protect the people behind sustainable fisheries.

Yachting International Radio

Jun 118 min read

UNCENSORED editorial image with the title Panic Buttons At Sea: Crew Safety Tech That Could Save Lives over a dark stormy marina background with a yacht and dramatic red and white typography.

UNCENSORED editorial image with the title Panic Buttons At Sea: Crew Safety Tech That Could Save Lives over a dark stormy marina background with a yacht and dramatic red and white typography.

Crew Safety At Sea: Why Panic Buttons, Reporting Tools, And Evidence Capture Are No Longer Optional

Panic buttons, confidential reporting, wellbeing support, and honest hours of rest tracking could change how yacht crew are protected at sea. All Safe Yachting founder Devlin Cathey explains why crew safety technology is not about catching people out, but about prevention, evidence, accountability, and giving crew another layer of protection before something goes wrong.

Yachting International Radio

Jun 48 min read

Davide Di Biasi of RINA featured in a Captain’s Chat editorial image about yacht classification, class surveys, compliance, safety, and superyacht operations.

Davide Di Biasi of RINA featured in a Captain’s Chat editorial image about yacht classification, class surveys, compliance, safety, and superyacht operations.

Yacht Classification Made Simple: RINA, Surveys And Safety At Sea

RINA’s Davide Di Biasi breaks down yacht classification, survey preparation, safety logic, digital tools, and the role of class as a practical partner in safer, smarter superyacht operations.

Yachting International Radio

May 288 min read

Editorial image showing a tanker navigating the Strait of Hormuz with a red warning icon, highlighting seafarer safety, maritime conflict risk and crew pressure in conflict-zone shipping.

Editorial image showing a tanker navigating the Strait of Hormuz with a red warning icon, highlighting seafarer safety, maritime conflict risk and crew pressure in conflict-zone shipping.

Strait of Hormuz and Seafarer Safety: The Human Cost of Conflict-Zone Shipping

When conflict reaches the sea, seafarers are left carrying the consequences onboard. This Sea Views editorial examines the human reality behind the Strait of Hormuz crisis, from ship safety, crew stress and leadership to trauma recovery, support resources and the urgent need to protect civilian vessels as international assets.

Yachting International Radio

May 89 min read

Yacht Crew Safety Needs Systems, Not Silence

Yacht Crew Safety Needs Systems, Not Silence

Yacht Crew Safety Needs Systems, Not Silence

Yacht crew safety cannot rely on reputation, silence, or informal reporting. Devlin Cathey, Founder of All Safe Yachting, is building practical systems to help protect crew onboard and ashore through panic button technology, anonymous reporting, CBT-based mental health support, confidential analytics, and records that cannot simply disappear.

Yachting International Radio

May 48 min read

The Wellbeing Project thumbnail featuring host Karine Rayson of The Crew Coach and guest Chris O’Flaherty of The Nautical Institute, with the text “No Training. Real Risk.” for a Yachting International Radio editorial on yacht crew safety and sexual assault response training at sea.

The Wellbeing Project thumbnail featuring host Karine Rayson of The Crew Coach and guest Chris O’Flaherty of The Nautical Institute, with the text “No Training. Real Risk.” for a Yachting International Radio editorial on yacht crew safety and sexual assault response training at sea.

Yacht Crew Safety: The Sexual Assault Training Gap Senior Crew Cannot Ignore

Yacht crew safety is facing a serious training gap as new STCW amendments introduce harassment prevention and sexual assault response training, but may not reach many captains, officers, and senior crew already working at sea. Karine Rayson of The Crew Coach speaks with Chris O’Flaherty of The Nautical Institute about why compliance alone is not enough, and why leadership onboard must be prepared before serious incidents happen.

The Wellbeing Project

Yachting International Radio

May 17 min read

Yacht crew safety editorial featuring Cherise Reedman in The Crew Car discussing 1600 reported incidents in the superyacht industry

Yacht crew safety editorial featuring Cherise Reedman in The Crew Car discussing 1600 reported incidents in the superyacht industry

Yacht Crew Safety Is Forcing a Hard Conversation the Industry Can No Longer Avoid

Yacht crew safety is under scrutiny as over 1,600 reported incidents reveal a deeper issue within the superyacht industry. Cherise Reedman brings data, experience, and a clear challenge to leadership, accountability, and the standards shaping life onboard.

Yachting International Radio

Apr 285 min read

Women in maritime graphic featuring Captain Antoinette Keller, South Africa’s first female Master Mariner, alongside host Julia Gosling, highlighting leadership and careers at sea

Women in maritime graphic featuring Captain Antoinette Keller, South Africa’s first female Master Mariner, alongside host Julia Gosling, highlighting leadership and careers at sea

South Africa’s First Female Master Mariner: Leadership, Reality and the Cost of Life at Sea

South Africa’s first female Master Mariner, Captain Antoinette Keller, delivers a grounded and authoritative look at leadership, inclusion and the realities shaping maritime careers today.

Women In Maritime

Yachting International Radio

Apr 246 min read

Ship bridge viewed from below with “Sea Views” and “Nuclear Ships” text overlay, representing nuclear shipping and maritime reactor discussion

Ship bridge viewed from below with “Sea Views” and “Nuclear Ships” text overlay, representing nuclear shipping and maritime reactor discussion

Nuclear Shipping: The Reality Behind Maritime Reactors and the Future of Global Trade

Nuclear shipping is back on the table, not as an idea, but as a serious solution to global decarbonization. This in-depth editorial explores how maritime reactors work, why they are being reconsidered, and what still stands in the way.

Yachting International Radio

Apr 176 min read

Yacht Crew Injury at Sea: The Legal Reality No One Prepares You For

A yacht crew injury at sea is not just about the incident itself, but what happens next. This editorial explores the legal realities behind injury, from medical care and liability to documentation and crew rights, revealing the critical gaps in understanding that can shape outcomes long after the moment has passed.

Yachting International Radio

Apr 155 min read

Captain Liam Devlin and Cherise Reedman featured in Captain’s Chat discussing the Female Yacht Crew Safety Survey and women’s safety in the yachting industry

Captain Liam Devlin and Cherise Reedman featured in Captain’s Chat discussing the Female Yacht Crew Safety Survey and women’s safety in the yachting industry

Female Yacht Crew Safety Survey: The Industry Can No Longer Look Away

The Female Yacht Crew Safety Survey is bringing real data to women’s safety at sea, exposing reporting gaps, power imbalance, and accountability issues across the global yachting industry.

Yachting International Radio

Mar 275 min read

Superyacht at night under a full moon with the words “Death At Sea” and a red “UNCENSORED” stamp, featuring a portrait of Adria Notari and Yachts Mermaids branding.

Superyacht at night under a full moon with the words “Death At Sea” and a red “UNCENSORED” stamp, featuring a portrait of Adria Notari and Yachts Mermaids branding.

Death at Sea: The Legal Reality Every Seafarer Needs to Understand

Death at sea reveals the hidden legal framework of the maritime industry, where jurisdiction, contracts, and operational priorities shape investigations, transparency, and crew rights in ways few fully understand.

Yachting International Radio

Mar 186 min read

Bridge of an offshore vessel used for subsea ROV operations, representing the technology and vessels that support remotely operated vehicle missions in offshore engineering.

Bridge of an offshore vessel used for subsea ROV operations, representing the technology and vessels that support remotely operated vehicle missions in offshore engineering.

ROV Operations: How Subsea Robots Are Transforming Offshore Engineering

ROV operations are transforming offshore engineering, enabling subsea robots to inspect infrastructure, install cables and conduct deepwater missions far beyond the limits of human divers. Andy Howie of Pioneer Subsea explains how remotely operated vehicles are reshaping modern offshore work and subsea technology.

Yachting International Radio

Mar 134 min read

Leadership Culture at Sea: Why Fear-Based Command Is Failing Modern Crews

Leadership Culture at Sea: Why Fear-Based Command Is Failing Modern Crews

Leadership Culture at Sea: Why Fear-Based Command Is Failing Modern Crews

Fear-based leadership has long shaped maritime command, but modern vessels are discovering that trust, communication, and psychological safety create stronger crews and safer operations. Captain Chris Durham reflects on eighteen years in the superyacht industry and explains why leadership culture is evolving, how feedback systems strengthen teams, and why captains must balance authority with empathy to build resilient vessels.

Yachting International Radio

Mar 115 min read

Cartoon illustration of Nikki Coetzer and Charni Johnson from Protecting Crew Lives featured on The Crew Car podcast discussing crew safety in the superyacht industry.

Cartoon illustration of Nikki Coetzer and Charni Johnson from Protecting Crew Lives featured on The Crew Car podcast discussing crew safety in the superyacht industry.

Protecting Crew Lives: Why Crew Safety in Yachting Can No Longer Be Ignored

Crew safety in yachting is under growing scrutiny as Protecting Crew Lives highlights the need for stronger accountability and protection for yacht crew across the global superyacht industry.

Yachting International Radio

Mar 105 min read

Yachting USA graphic featuring Joey Meen with superyacht and city skyline backdrop representing the Superyacht Alliance and industry reform.

Yachting USA graphic featuring Joey Meen with superyacht and city skyline backdrop representing the Superyacht Alliance and industry reform.

Superyacht Alliance: Reshaping Standards and Protecting the Human Core of the Industry

The Superyacht Alliance, under the leadership of Joey Meen, is driving structural reform across the superyacht industry, addressing crew welfare, operational standards, and long-term professional credibility as global fleet growth accelerates.

Yachting USA Insights & Trends

Yachting International Radio

Feb 164 min read

Promotional graphic for Balls of Wisdom podcast featuring host Cherise Reedman and guest Paul Shepherd discussing superyacht safety reporting, confidential reporting systems and blind spots in yacht safety culture.

Promotional graphic for Balls of Wisdom podcast featuring host Cherise Reedman and guest Paul Shepherd discussing superyacht safety reporting, confidential reporting systems and blind spots in yacht safety culture.

CHIRP in Yachting: Why Superyacht Safety Reporting Is the Industry’s Most Powerful Blind Spot

Superyacht safety reporting is quietly reshaping how risk is understood across the yachting industry, revealing blind spots that compliance frameworks and inspections were never designed to detect. From near-miss intelligence to the persistent invisibility of interior operations, this conversation explores why confidential reporting has become one of the most powerful tools available to prevent accidents before they occur.

Balls of Wisdom

Yachting International Radio

Feb 116 min read

Uncrewed Surface Vessels and the Real Future of Offshore Operations

Uncrewed Surface Vessels and the Real Future of Offshore Operations

Uncrewed Surface Vessels and the Real Future of Offshore Operations

Uncrewed surface vessels are already operating across offshore energy, survey, surveillance and environmental monitoring, but the reality behind these platforms is far more human-led, regulated and operationally complex than most headlines suggest.

Yachting International Radio

Feb 106 min read

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