About our charity
The Mission to Seafarers provides help to the 1.89 million people who face danger every day to keep our global economy afloat.
What is a seafarer
Support for anyone working in the seafaring industry
Our impact
Providing help for seafarers in over 200 ports around the world.
Our issues
Multiple issues effect Seafarers everyday, learn how we help
Our people
Learn more about the staff that make change happen
Careers
Impacts on the lives of people across the world
Publications
Explore our latest publications, reports, and stories showcasing the impact of our work.
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About our charity
The Mission to Seafarers provides help to the 1.89 million people who face danger every day to keep our global economy afloat.
What is a seafarer
Support for anyone working in the seafaring industry
Our impact
Providing help for seafarers in over 200 ports around the world.
Our issues
Multiple issues effect Seafarers everyday, learn how we help
Our people
Learn more about the staff that make change happen
Careers
Impacts on the lives of people across the world
Publications
Explore our latest publications, reports, and stories showcasing the impact of our work.
Where can I get help?
We are here for you 24/7
Download our app
The first digital seafarers’ centre in your pocket.
Find a port
We’re located in over 200 ports in 50 different countries
Family network
Learn more about the community we’re building for seafarers’ families
The Sea
The latest maritime news and safety information for seafarers.
WeCare
An initiative designed to improve the mental health and wellbeing of seafarers
Training
We have a range of e-learning for seafarers and their families
Seafarers happiness index
A platform for seafarers to share their views and be a catalyst for change
Contact our Chaplaincy team
Support for anyone working in the seafaring industry
Back
Where can I get help?
We are here for you 24/7
Download our app
The first digital seafarers’ centre in your pocket
Find a port
We’re located in over 200 ports in 50 different countries
Family network
Learn more about the community we’re building for seafarers’ families
The Sea
The latest maritime news and safety information for seafarers.
WeCare
An initiative designed to improve the mental health and wellbeing of seafarers
Training
We have a range of e-learning for seafarers and their families
Seafarers happiness index
A platform for seafarers to share their views and be a catalyst for change
Contact our Chaplaincy team
Support for anyone working in the seafaring industry
Make a donation
With your help we can be there for everyone that needs us
Events
Learn more about our global programme of events
Legacy
Support us with a legacy gift.
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Make a donation
With your help we can be there for everyone that needs us
Events
Learn more about our global programme of events
Legacy
Support us with a legacy gift.
Featured News
The Oases We Forget: What Seafarers Still Need in a World of Trade In Newfoundland, where a new Mission to Seafarers centre has quietly opened its doors, or in Timaru, where a long-standing welfare team has joined the global family, camels are not a...
Switzerland, 30th June 2026 - The Mission to Seafarers (MtS) has raised $506,000 with $336,000 to go towards core work at its inaugural Maritime Mountain Race. The landmark fundraising event that brought together 32 teams from across the global marit...
Latest News
Charity calls on Singapore's maritime community to help fund vital seafarer welfare services for the next century. London, 14 July 2026 - The Mission to Seafarers Singapore (MtSS) has launched a Centenary Appeal, a fund...
Today is Day of the Seafarer, a moment to pause and reflect on the 1.89 million men and women whose work makes modern life possible. This year’s theme, “Carrying world trade. Carrying the risks,” could not feel mo...
"You can never say the same thing twice." It has the cadence of something inherited, doesn't it — a fragment of ancient wisdom perhaps, half-remembered from a philosopher whose name we recognise but seldom revisit. ...
Landmark event at the Yacht club of Greece marks a new chapter in seafarer welfare support with HRH The Princess Royal as guest of honour Athens, Greece, 28 May 2026 - The Mission to Seafarers (MtS), one of the world's ...
Acclaimed maritime leader and Chartered Master Mariner to steer renowned seafarer welfare charity LONDON, 30 April 2026 - The Mission to Seafarers is pleased to announce the appointment of Guy Platten as its new Chair. ...
Forgotten Streams There's a particular moment on my walk through London to the offices of The Mission to Seafarers that has become, over time, a gently persistent metaphor. It happens as I pass a disused public water fo...
New index extends the Seafarers Happiness framework to shore-based maritime professionals LONDON, 28 April 2026 - The Mission to Seafarers, the global maritime welfare charity and publisher of the Seafarers Happiness ...
A chance to recognise those who go above and beyond for seafarers worldwide LONDON, 13th April 2026 - The Mission to Seafarers, a leading seafarers’ welfare charity, is now accepting nominations for its prestigious In...
There are moments when the world remembers the sea. Not the romanticised sea of postcards and sunsets, but the working ocean – the one that carries almost everything we own, eat, wear or rely upon. It is a remembering...
The Mission to Seafarers (MtS), a leading international maritime welfare charity, continues to provide vital support on the ground to seafarers in the Gulf region, thousands of whom are stranded as military tensions disr...
