Nautical Tattoos

Among popular nautical tattoos you will find such significant symbols such as sail ships, boats, anchors, rudders and compasses, mermaids and water-nymphs. They come in a great variety of designs and symbolic meanings. The most popular of these and pretty trendy nowadays are nautical star tattoos. This specific kind of a star actually is a symbol of the armed forces of the United States, but not many people take it in account getting these tattoos.

Nautical star tattoo meanings nowadays vary depending on personal meanings people add to this symbol: from the informal sign of a person really being a part of maritime forces of the United States to being a guide showing the way in life. Basically that’s a symbol of military and ability to find the right direction to get back home after wars, fights and other trouble military might get into. In all cases it is related to finding the right direction, although many people simply get it inked considering only the symbolic meaning of a star that holds a bit different meaning within than a nautical star. It truly looks nice and elegant coloured in different tones and many people get them as symbols of following their dreams.

Pay attention to the star colours! Traditional US maritime forces have this star in red and black. Nautical star in black and green stands for Irish culture and strength, but the one with black and pink symbolize the fight with breast cancer.

But there is one warning – many gangs nowadays use this star and having it might be even dangerous…

Dangerous this tattoo becomes when you get it in the wrong place or in wrong colours. For example, for Russian mafia nautical stars inked on both shoulders are tattoos one should earn not have for granted. The person who is not related to criminal society, but is wearing this tattoo on both shoulders might really get into trouble if getting into the way of Russian mafia.

Of course, nautical tattoos nowadays are not only for sailors or those related to waters, but research is pretty essential. Sailors where those who brought the tattoo art in spotlights, and their tattoos are pretty old symbols used in Western culture. It means – they have overgrown with different meanings, traditions and practical uses, for example, for recognition as it is in the case of Russian mafia.