One of the many lessons to be learnt from the Harvey Weinstein revelations is this: someone you know, even someone in your organisation, might be the victim of ­sexual violence. They may take years to come forward. Worse still, they might never come ­forward. Yet that doesn’t change the pain they have ­quietly suffered.

There’s no secret in this: shipping is still dominated by men, despite all the strides that women have made in the industry.