John De Silva

About The Author

John De Silva, born in the post-independent era of Ceylon (as Sri Lanka was well known then), joined the merchant Navy as an Officer Cadet in 1973. After fourteen years of sailing, and having done intermediate studies at Sir John Cass College in London and at Lal Bahadur Shastri Nautical & Engineering College in Mumbai, he joined the Sydney Maritime College and graduated as a Master Mariner in 1989. Since then, he has been commanding merchant ships around the globe. He is also a marine surveyor and a consultant, and now lives in Maryland, USA, with his family.

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Books by John De Silva

Captain's Logbook

Escaping Nine to Five for 24/7

By John De Silva

Grab your faith; live your life! John De Silva’s manuscript reads like a treatise on the power of faith in the presence of overwhelming odds. It is at once, inspiring and humbling, and wrings the gauntlet to call forth that which is best of each in every one of us.

Mutiny, murder...

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