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Two Simons welcome seafarers to Southampton
October 2019
Seafarers coming into Southampton port will receive a warm welcome and offer of support from international maritime charity Sailors’ Society’s newest ...
Sailors’ Society announces new Director General
June 2019
International maritime charity Sailors’ Society is welcoming a “dynamic and effective leader” as its new director general. Prasanta Roy, who has 25...
Navy’s worst peacetime submarine disaster remembered 80 years on
May 2019
The 80th anniversary of one of the most controversial maritime disasters in recent British history has been marked by a Southampton-based maritime cha...
Treacherous school run to end, thanks to new building from Sailors’ Society
May 2019
Hundreds of children will no longer have to face a dangerous two-hour boat journey to school, thanks to a new school being built by international mari...
May 2019
More than 1,500 people from 75 countries have signed maritime charity Sailors’ Society’s petition calling on wellness training to be made mandatory fo...
May 2019
International maritime charity Sailors’ Society is calling on American shipping companies to ensure their seafarers receive wellness training to best ...
Sailors’ Society launches Not On My Watch petition to make wellness training mandatory for seafarers
April 2019
Petition to the ILO is part of the charity’s campaign to tackle suicide and depression at sea Maritime charity Sailors’ Society is petitioning the ...
Helping cadets achieve careers at sea
April 2019
Rachel Vassallo is one of the 70 students since 2015 who have received a Sailors’ Society scholarship to help achieve a career at sea “Coming from a s...
Providing Support After Cyclone Idai
April 2019
Vast areas of Beira have been destroyed by Cyclone Idai On 14 March, tropical cyclone Idai hit Africa, causing catastrophic damage in Mozambique, Zimb...
Sailors’ Society holds 32nd anniversary service marking the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster
March 2019
Grieving families affected by the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster gathered to mark the 32nd anniversary memorial service in Dover on Wednesday (6 M...
Chaplain celebrates 10 years of service to seafarers
March 2019
Sailors' Society chaplain Jasper Del Rosario with children who were affected by Typhoon Haiyan Sailors’ Society chaplain Jasper Del Rosario is celebra...
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