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Coronavirus and seafarer mental health – the good news
March 2021
There’s no vaccine against poor mental health. As so many have said, we live in unprecedented times. First, we have been confronted with a physical he...
Sailors’ Society welcomes new Southampton port chaplain
November 2020
International maritime welfare charity Sailors’ Society has announced the appointment of Revd Frans Sahetapy as its Southampton port chaplain. Frans, ...
October 2020
Attacks on ships can be “utterly terrifying” for the seafarers involved, Sailors’ Society CEO Sara Baade has said, following an incident off the Isle ...
450 seafarers quarantined on board for weeks amid COVID outbreak on ships
September 2020
Sailors’ Society delivers medicine to desperate crew off Indian islandA suspected coronavirus outbreak on 20 ships off the coast of a tiny Indian isla...
September 2020
Are they alive? Three weeks after 40 seafarers vanished at sea when a typhoon destroyed their ship, not knowing is tearing their loved ones apart, say...
Sailors' Society backs UN's call to avert humanitarian disaster for seafarers
September 2020
Statement from Sailors’ Society CEO Sara Baade:“We strongly support the UN’s call on governments to take action to avert a humanitarian disaster for s...
Coronavirus ‘worst crisis for seafarers in 200 years’, says international maritime charity
September 2020
Sailors’ Society says coronavirus is the worst crisis seafarers have faced in its 200-year history, with ‘overwhelming’ numbers turning to the charity...
September 2020
International maritime welfare charity Sailors’ Society recently marked the fifth year of its longstanding Wellness at Sea partnership with containers...
Sailors’ Society launches dedicated 24-hour helpline for Indian seafarers
August 2020
Sailors Welfare Association, an affiliate of international maritime welfare charity Sailors’ Society, has launched a dedicated India helpline to suppo...
Sailors’ Society provides mental health support to crew on board more than 1,000 ships
July 2020
International maritime welfare charity Sailors’ Society is providing free mental health and wellbeing support to crew on board more than 1,000 ships t...
Sailors’ Society appoints Sara Baade as new CEO
July 2020
Experienced charity leader takes the helm “at time of great innovation”Global maritime charity Sailors’ Society is pleased to announce the appointment...
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