Retrospective data on 51 suicides of Polish seamen and fishermen in the years
1960-1999 during work at sea are presented. The impact of age, rank, and the period of
service upon the incidence of theses suicides is analysed.
Circumstances typical of the marine occupational environment, sources of stress
and individual susceptibility related to the act of self destruction are discussed.
Attention is devoted to suicide risk indicators and possible prevention measures to be
taken among seafarers
