Cargo ship
  • A merchant mariner captured life at sea on a video tour of a Maersk container ship.
  • The video shows the everyday life of cargo ship crew as they spend months at sea.
  • Second mate Bryan Boyle said workers celebrate holidays on board with festive meals and community.

A merchant mariner gave a tour of a 958-foot cargo ship in 2019 that showed the intricacies of the hulking freighters that haul 90% of the world's goods.

In the video, second mate Bryan Boyle records the vast array of machinery that keeps the ship moving, as well as the crew's and officers' living quarters on the Maersk ship, which was built in 2006.