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Oceans apart: remembering loved ones by the sea divided
Across the world, St Valentine’s Day is a time to declare and display our love for sweethearts, spouses and partners, but, for those far out at sea, worlds apart from their nearest and dearest, it can be a very lonely day.MORE
MtS sends Loyal Greetings to The Queen
On the occasion of HM The Queen's accession, The Mission to Seafarers sends Loyal Greetings to its Patron MORE
The winners of the Flying Angel Prize Draw have been selected! IMB report: slight drop in attacks but piracy off Somalia remains biggest threat to shipping
Attacks have fallen due to increased security, says International Maritime Bureau's annual piracy report, but Indian Ocean piracy remains a major threat.MORE
Helping hand: MtS offers assistance to Concordia crew
The Mission has contacted Carnival, parent company of the cruise ship's operator Costa, to see what assistance it might offer to the Concordia crew.MORE
Concordia rescue: UK Foreign Secretary says all UK nationals accounted for
Foreign Secretary William Hague says all British nationals are accounted for. However, anyone concerned about British survivors of the capsized Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia can contact the British Embassy in Rome on (+39) 06 4220 0001 or the Foreign Office in London on 0207 008 1500.MORE
House of Lords recognises work of MtS
Debate on Somalia highlights the human cost of piracy.MORE
Lest we forget: remembering the Leopard crew one year on
Today it is exactly one year since pirates seized the crew of the MV Leopard as she was en route to Mumbai. In a letter to the editor, printed on page 6 of today's Lloyds List, MtS Secretary General the Revd Tom Heffer urges us all to remember the hostages.MORE
Piracy off Somalia: Response to the Commons' Committee report
The MtS has welcomed the Foreign Affairs Select Committee report ‘Piracy off the coast of Somalia’ as a sign that UK politicians are at last genuinely engaging with the issue.MORE
New Year tragedy - MtS Falmouth is foulweather friend
A seafarer was killed yesterday after huge seas hit a ship off the Cornish coast during 73mph winds and the worst storm this winter.MORE
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