>>1728328I’m chief engineer on a tug. I make 120k, get my own room with a desk, don’t actually do much other than turn the engine on and off and do record paperwork. I like the life.
>>1728788Absolutely not. Alaska fishing fleet is the refuge of the absolute worst people, the boats are totally fucked, you’ll be working your ass off trying to keep their fucked up deck and fish processing equipment going. Avoid it.
>>1728899The USA makes zero special tax breaks for Mariners. Anyone who says otherwise, claims to be deducting a personal per diem for each day at sea or something; just hasn’t been audited yet.
There are shady accountants who will try to push this on you. Again, you will eventually get audited and fucked. I’ve seent it happen.
