# 13 YouTube Channels About Seafarer Jobs to Check Out > Whether you're already working in a seafarer job, are thinking about pursuing a career in the maritime industry or you just have a fascination with all things merchant navy, it's always interesting to see life onboard a container or cargo ship. Check out these 13 seafarer YouTube channels. _Published 2023-01-19 · By Eve Church · Canonical: https://blog.martide.com/13-youtube-channels-seafarer-jobs/_ --- Whether you're already working in a seafarer job, are thinking about pursuing a career in the maritime industry, or you just have a fascination with all things merchant navy, it's always interesting to see life onboard a container or cargo ship. And thanks to YouTube and some seamen and women who are also a dab hand behind a camera, there are plenty of videos for seafarers and maritime fans to watch. With that in mind, we thought we'd do the hard work for you and pick out a handful of YouTube channels about life on a ship, solving engine room issues, piloting, [chilling out while at sea](https://blog.martide.com/chill-during-downtime-seafarer-jobs/), and exploring what some of the [different merchant navy ranks](https://blog.martide.com/ranks-in-the-merchant-navy/) do. **Read more:** [9 Maritime Themed Twitter Accounts to Follow](https://blog.martide.com/7-maritime-twitter-accounts/) First of all, we're just going to add in a disclaimer here that Martide is not affiliated with any of these channels and we are not responsible for their content. All opinions held and videos are filmed are the sole property of the owner. Okay, that's the serious stuff out of the way. Let's get into it. ## 13 maritime-related YouTube channels for, and by, seafarers Also, these channels are in no particular order and details are correct at the time of writing! **Channel**: Seafarers Tales **Find them at**: @seafarerstales4295 **Number of subscribers**: 283 **Content**: Videos and shorts about life and weather at sea, bunkering, vessels and general travel. **Sample video:** [Crew Having Fun in an Onboard Swimming Pool](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhZ4QCe_3IA) **Channel**: The Millennial Seafarers **Number of subscribers:** 2.17K **Content**: Videos about operations onboard a vessel, navigational instruments, lifeboat ops, and tips and hacks for newbies and Cadets. **Sample video:** [Five Hacks for Newbie Engineers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4NCGI9IsTI) **Channel**: The Seaman Vlogger **Find them at:** @theseamanvlogger **Number of subscribers**: 47.7K **Content**: Videos about the reality of life at sea, tours around parts of the vessel, and travel and tech reviews. **Sample video:** [A Tour Around the Chief Mate's Cabin](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9V4OmG9mYM) **Channel**: Chief Makoi **Find them at**: @ChiefMAKOi **Number of subscribers**: 386K **Content**: Videos and shorts about onboard operations, life at sea, chilling out onboard, maritime industry news, getting started in a maritime career and more. **Sample video:** [Fishing While the Ship is at Anchor](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-JKwp2B4sc) **Channel**: The Sea Lad **Find them at:** @LifeAtSea **Number of subscribers:** 310K **Content**: Videos and shorts about a seafarer's life, inside various ships and tankers, documentaries about ships, drone videos, timelapse videos, ships in storms and more **Sample video:** [A Tanker in Rough Seas](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwuZTtEDcDw) **Channel**: Marine Insight **Find them at**: @marineinsight **Number of subscribers**: 136K **Content**: Videos and shorts about piloting, docking, different vessels, navigational skills, instructional videos, and more. **Sample Video:** [A Ship's Pilot Showing Amazing Skill in Narrow Channel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3LGJuyL0N0) **Channel**: Capt. Tymur - English Channel **Find them at**: @CaptTymurEnglish **Number of subscribers**: 17.5K **Content**: Videos and instructions about navigation, life at sea, cargo ship tours, and how to perform nautical calculations. **Sample video:** [Inflation and Launch of a Life Raft](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdPJyk6Xifc) **Channel**: Ship Chief Ahoy Vlogs **Find them at**: @ShipChiefAhoy **Number of subscribers:** 4.35K **Content**: Videos about maritime education, cargo operations, vessel types including oil and LPG tankers, and ship systems, equipment and processes. **Sample video**: [A Tour of the Main Deck of a VLCC Oil Tanker Ship](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJHLvuhPN4I) **Channel**: Airdrone RO **Find them at:** @AirdroneRO **Number of subscribers:** 695 **Content**: Videos of aerial filming and photography and drone footage of various merchant navy vessels, including timelapse videos. **Sample video:** [Container Ship Timelapse](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlCBt6l8kN0) **Channel**: Joe Franta. Ship **Find them at**: @JoeFranta **Number of subscribers:** 60.8K **Content**: Videos about life at sea from the perspective of a US merchant navy mariner including timelapse films, training, a day in the life of a seafarer, vessel tours, ports and more. **Sample video**: [Houston Ship Channel Timelapse](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZgfcoEasSk) **Channel**: Capt. Vijay **Find them at:** @CaptVijay07 **Number of subscribers**: 2.91K **Content**: Videos of vessel tours, instructional videos, vessel operations, and interviews with people in the maritime industry, including a series of talks with maritime pilots. **Sample video**: [Timelapse of a VLCC in the Singapore Straits](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYd3G3fjnAs) **Channel**: KC Seafarer TV **Find them at**: @iamkcchin **Number of subscribers**: 11.2K **Content**: Videos and shorts from the perspective of a female seafarer including life at sea, ports, duties and responsibilities, vessel tours and tips for aspiring seawomen. **Sample video:** [360° Navigational Bridge Tour on a Tanker](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlBlIIrbfFw) **Channel**: AMM Maritime **Find them at:** @AMMMaritime **Number of subscribers:** 595 **Content**: Videos and shorts mostly of different types of vessels as well as the extreme weather conditions seafarers face at sea. **Sample video:** [Aerial View of a Refrigerated Cargo Ship](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmkosCYG6pc) Of course, this is by no means an exhaustive list of YouTube videos for anyone working in seafarer jobs or who people who want to know what life on a cargo ship or a tanker is like. There are plenty more clever content creators out there at sea, so as well as checking out our list above, don't forget to find and follow some other hardworking seafarers too! **Read more**: [15 Essential Websites if You Work in a Seafarer Job](https://blog.martide.com/15-websites-for-seafarer-jobs/) Meanwhile, if you think we've missed someone out who really deserves a place on our list of seafarer YouTube videos, give us a shout and we'll see if we can include them in an updated version of this blog post at some point soon! ### How to find seafarer jobs with Martide If you're currently working in a seafarer job and you're looking to line up your next contract, why not take a look at Martide's [list of maritime job vacancies](https://www.martide.com/en/jobs). **Read more:** [What is World Social Media Day All About?](https://blog.martide.com/what-is-world-social-media-day-all-about/) We are currently looking for a number of different merchant navy ranks on various vessels. ![Advert for Martide's maritime jobs website showing a container ship and text advertising seafarer jobs](https://imagedelivery.net/MN7lylkJmHINZhrMCwblyA/50fbacb3-e4fd-4ae5-2b87-b1a170c22b00) Applying for our jobs at sea is super easy too - all you need to do is to [create an account](https://my.martide.com/en/signup), enter your details including your work history and upload your seafarer documents into your profile. Then you're set to go and can apply for any of our seafarer jobs. Plus, when you've created your seafarer profile, employers and manning agents will be able to see your details and can contact you about any vacancies at sea that they might have. Create your account today and we hope to see you onboard one of our clients' vessels soon!