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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
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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 and in memory
Support us with a legacy gift, or give in memory of someone special.
Resources
A collection of free resources to help you raise funds and share the work we do
Fundraising
Based in over 200 ports across 85 countries
Volunteering
Based in over 200 ports across 85 countries
School resources
Based in over 200 ports across 85 countries
Knitting
The Mission is on call providing help for seafarers in over 200 ports around the world.
Back
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 and in memory
Support us with a legacy gift, or give in memory of someone special.
Resources
A collection of free resources to help you raise funds and share the work we do
Fundraising
Based in over 200 ports across 85 countries
Volunteering
Based in over 200 ports across 85 countries
School resources
Based in over 200 ports across 85 countries
Knitting
The Mission is on call providing help for seafarers in over 200 ports around the world.
June 25 marks an important day for global at-sea workforce. For 11 years, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has co-ordinated an annual and international event day celebrating the invaluable contribution seafarers make to international trade and the world economy, often at great personal cost to themselves and their families.
This year, the theme for the Day of the Seafarer is a Fair Future for Seafarers, a topic which is particularly pertinent given the unimaginable hardships that many seafarers have faced since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, with contracts extended indefinitely and severe disruption to crew changes.
Every year, the IMO delivers an open invite to all involved in the industry to celebrate the Day. Here at The Sea, we are celebrating the diversity of seafaring in our commemoration of Day of the Seafarer with interviews and contributions from four serving seafarers, each with a very different but equally exciting story to tell.
Maersk captain Knud Præst Jørgensen, celebrating his 40th anniversary at Maersk, opens our feature, speaking about how the role of the captain has changed from being the ‘ruler’ at sea to working much more co-operatively. Yrhen Bernard, an active navigator and a maritime journalist from the Philippines, talks about his alarm at the drop in the happiness levels of deck cadets. Jarin Chowdhury, the first female cadet from Bangladesh on foreign flagged ships, explains why she hopes to be an inspiration for female seafarers. And Renat Besolov, a seafarer working on crab-fishing vessels in the Barents, closes our Day of the Seafarer reflections with his musings on a fisher’s life.
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