Five Things You Didn’t Know About Indonesia’s Traditional Navigators “This ship is powered by a six-cylinder Mitsubishi engine,” Muhlis explained. “I financed it myself through […]
Five Things You Didn’t Know About Indonesia’s Traditional Navigators “This ship is powered by a six-cylinder Mitsubishi engine,” Muhlis explained. “I financed it myself through […]
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Category: People and Oceans
The Wind-Catchers of Ashmore Reef | Inside the Perilous World of Juar, a Bajo Shark Hunter from Wakatobi
At first glance, he looks like any other fisherman supplying tuna to the market. But on his left forearm is a fading tattoo: Juarto. A […]
The Archipelago of the Soul: A Return to the Three Islands That Define “Home”
MARITIMEPOSTS.COM – After nearly a year anchored to the mainland by the invisible chains of the Coronces, a specific restlessness began to stir within me. […]
Bogga and the Bajonese of Saumlaki-Maluku: When the Sea Is Home but the Shore Offers No Shelter
For Hajjah Bogga and countless Bajo families scattered across eastern Indonesia, the answer may already exist in their way of life. The sea remains the […]
People and the Ocean | Between Water and Walls
Sea Nomad Bajo in Bone and the Struggle to Adapt By Kamaruddin Azis The sea once flowed beneath their homes like blood through veins. MARITIMEPOSTS.COM […]
Harrison Ford and the Call from Nature: A Message of Accountability, Leadership, and Urgency
MARITIMEPOSTS.COM – At 83 years old, actor and environmental advocate Harrison Ford stood before more than 14,000 graduates at Arizona State University and delivered something […]