They say that a woman on a ship means trouble. But somehow I don’t really believe it, especially looking at these beautiful, self-confident women who dedicated their lives to the sea. A selection - from cabin boy to captain - for your attention.
Cabin boys, captains, navigators, mechanics, boatswains, etc. are gathered here. and so on. - for every taste!
The famous navigator Anna Ivanovna Shchetinina
Anna Ivanovna served on rescue ships, repeatedly sailed across the Pacific Ocean on old ships, and in February 1943 she accepted in Los Angeles a ship transferred to the Far Eastern Shipping Company under Lend-Lease terms, called the Jean Jaures. In December 1943, “Jean Jaurès,” under her command, took part in the rescue of the steamship “Valery Chkalov” off the Comadorian Islands, which was broken in half during a severe storm.
Lyudmila Tibryaeva - the first woman in the Murmansk Shipping Company - Arctic captain
40 years at sea, 20 years on the captain's bridge. Lyudmila Tibryaeva was among the first to guide the icebreaking transport ship “Tiksi” from Europe to Japan along the North Sea route, and became a member of the Captains’ Association, which includes the country’s best sailors.
Aleftina Borisovna Alexandrova (1942-2012) - on the captain's bridge of the motor ships "Sakhalinles" and "Sibirles" Aleftina Borisovna spent more than 40 years, 30 of them as captain of the Sakhalin Shipping Company OJSC.
Sea captain Irina Mikhailova - Far Eastern female captain
Tatiana Oleynik. The first and only female sea captain in Ukraine.
Kate McKay (39 years old) became the first female captain of a cruise ship in the United States in 2016 and at the same time the youngest captain of such a ship.
Kate McKay became the first female captain of a cruise ship in the United States in 2016 and at the same time the youngest captain of such a ship.
Tatyana Sukhanova 46 years old, Vladivostok; captain of a container ship, 28 years of experience
He works as a captain in a Cypriot company and operates flights to Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
Evgenia Korneva, 23 years old, St. Petersburg; 4th mate of the gas carrier
Laura Pinasco (32 years old) is the captain of one of the largest livestock ships.
The world's first female captain of a mega liner, Swede Karin Star-Janson
Monarch of the Seas is a first-rank ship, one of the largest ships in the world. 73937, 14 decks, 2400 passengers, 850 crew, built 1991.
First female captain of the LPG tanker Porre Lix (32 years old)
Seven feet under the keel, girls!
