# CNN report on Maritime Industry work causing Brain Damage

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/cnn-report-on-maritime-industry-work-causing-brain-damage/12327>\
**Category:** Professional Mariner Forum\
**Created:** [March 20, 2014, 11:25am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/cnn-report-on-maritime-industry-work-causing-brain-damage/12327 "2014-03-20T11:25:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Starboard\_Ten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Starboard\_Ten](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Starboard_Ten)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 11:25am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/cnn-report-on-maritime-industry-work-causing-brain-damage/12327/1 "2014-03-20T11:25:00Z")

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This explains a lot.

> **[Shift workers: Sleep loss may cause brain damage, new research says - CNN](http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/19/health/sleep-loss-brain-damage/index.html)**
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> Shift workers beware: Sleep loss may cause brain damage, new research says

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**Author:** ![PaddyWest2012](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/paddywest2012/32/2405_2.png) [@PaddyWest2012](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/PaddyWest2012)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/cnn-report-on-maritime-industry-work-causing-brain-damage/12327/2 "2014-03-20T11:49:14Z")

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> [@"Starboard Ten"](#):
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> This explains a lot. [http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/19/health/sleep-loss-brain-damage/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/19/health/sleep-loss-brain-damage/index.html)

Time for 6/6 to go. Not that it will… But it HAS to.

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**Author:** ![Kraken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@Kraken](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kraken)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/cnn-report-on-maritime-industry-work-causing-brain-damage/12327/3 "2014-03-20T14:49:06Z")

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This explains a lot!

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**Author:** ![Lookout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b3f665/32.png) [@Lookout](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Lookout)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/cnn-report-on-maritime-industry-work-causing-brain-damage/12327/4 "2014-03-20T14:51:43Z")

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Yeah, the CG will order another sleep study just like they have been doing since 1976 and just ignore all of the facts; again.

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**Author:** ![AHTS\_Master](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ahts_master/32/117_2.png) [@AHTS\_Master](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/AHTS_Master)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/cnn-report-on-maritime-industry-work-causing-brain-damage/12327/5 "2014-03-20T16:22:52Z")

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I’m calling BS on the story. There’s nothing wrong with me… Or is it ?

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**Author:** ![Kennebec\_Captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kennebec_captain/32/13_2.png) [@Kennebec\_Captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kennebec_Captain)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 6:32am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/cnn-report-on-maritime-industry-work-causing-brain-damage/12327/6 "2014-03-21T06:32:56Z")

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[QUOTE=AHTS Master;133407]I’m calling BS on the story. There’s nothing wrong with me… Or is it ?[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I read the story but I couldn’t really understand what they were trying to get at?

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**Author:** ![KPChief](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kpchief/32/26_2.png) [@KPChief](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/KPChief)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 7:12am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/cnn-report-on-maritime-industry-work-causing-brain-damage/12327/7 "2014-03-21T07:12:46Z")

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Causes brain damage? Or is a prerequisite?

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**Author:** ![Starboard\_Ten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Starboard\_Ten](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Starboard_Ten)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 9:10am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/cnn-report-on-maritime-industry-work-causing-brain-damage/12327/8 "2014-03-21T09:10:27Z")

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Maybe this is why in the wheelhouse of some American ships… in giant crayon colors… there are the words “Left” and “Right” posted with arrows to continuously remind the helmsman which way to turn the wheel when he hears either of those words…?