Suicide is a major cause of death amongst Indian seafarers and across nationalities globally, with recent data indicating it as the second most common cause of fatalities on board cargo ships, accounting for roughly 9% to 11% of deaths. According to the data compiled by the National Crime Research Bureau, the suicide rate in India stands at 12.4 per 100,000 persons per year presently, with about 32% of such unfortunate cases attributed to family reasons. Given that the shipping industry employs around 300,000 Indian seafarers, it is obvious and inevitable that the maritime sector too witnesses its share of self-harm incidents. Such untoward incidents aboard cargo vessels at deep seas involving natural or unnatural death of Indian seafarers, including suicides, lead to challenging situations for Government of India’s Directorate General of Shipping recognized RPSL or Recruitment and Placement Services License companies that recruit semi-skilled and skilled Indian seafarers aboard cargo ship fleets world-wide.