by #AmeliaSchonbek in #TypeInvestigations:

"The horrific specificity of Midshipman X’s account jolted the offshore world, as did the fact that she had written about it so publicly. In the Merchant Marine, the ubiquity of sexual violence against women is almost never acknowledged. But Midshipman X wrote that of the more than 50 women in her academy class, she had not spoken to a single one who 'has not been sexually harassed, sexually assaulted, or degraded' during their time at the academy or while training offshore. She alleged that five cadets in her class were raped at sea."

https://www.typeinvestigations.org/investigation/2023/06/21/against-a-sea-of-troubles/

#HopeHicks #MidshipmanX #MeToo #USCoastGuard #maritime #rape