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Some lighthouses stand alone. Others stand in the middle of city life — where fishers head out to sea in the morning and families walk the waterfront in the evening. The Felgueiras lighthouse in Porto is the second kind. It stands at the tip of the northern breakwater at the mouth of the Douro river, […]
Most people have never heard of Khabilivka. It is a small village in the lower reaches of the Dnipro — the kind of place that does not appear in the news and does not feature on tourist itineraries. But on the navigational charts of the Dnipro estuary, it is there. And there is a lighthouse […]
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As we enter the holy days of the Passion and Resurrection of our Lord, the Church invites us to reflect on the great mystery that unfolds from Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. Our Lord entered the Holy...
Lighthouse is a concept that has not changed for millennia. A lighthouse has always been one thing: a source of light that prevents catastrophe. Wherever a maritime route leads through the fog of the Atlantic, along the rocky shores of...
This year, Stella Maris Ukraine was proud to be shortlisted for the Industry Partner Award at the Seatrade Maritime CrewConnect Global Awards in Manila.We did not take home the award — but being recognised alongside some of the world’s...
🎥 Watch the video: Crisis decisions, ship defects, hours-long repairs, and bureaucracy that can stretch even the simplest tasks into weeks — these are part of the daily challenges Ukrainian seafarers face abroad. The story of our friend, Ukrainian cargo...
🎥 Watch the video: In this episode of his maritime vlog, cargo ship captain Vitaliy Tyshchenko presents the true life of seafarers — unfiltered and without romantic myths. This is a story of daily work where every day is a...
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Most people have never heard of Khabilivka. It is a small village in the lower reaches of the Dnipro — the kind of place that does not appear in the
Not every lighthouse stands on a cliff above the open sea. Not every one is visible from dozens of kilometres away, and not every one has passed into legend. Some
Some islands exist on maps. Others exist in the consciousness of an entire nation. Snake Island — Zmiinyi — belongs to the second kind. A small, rocky patch of land
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