Providing a personal lifeline

Supporting seafarers and their families in need

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Through the two centuries we have been supporting seafarers, we’ve remained agile, adapting and updating our services to succeed in our mission - to meet the welfare and wellbeing needs of seafarers and their families, wherever they may be.

VIRTUAL CHAPLAINCY

Our global team of chaplains are here day and night to offer support

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WELLNESS AT SEA

Our award-winning programme from cadet conferences to e-learning

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Crisis Response Network

Our trained team on hand through accidents, piracy, abandonment and imprisonment

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HELPLINE

We can help 24/7 with issues from mental health to family breakdown

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“I will never forget Sailors’ Society or the Crisis Team, and I will always stay in touch because of what they did for us.”

The Captain of a shipwrecked crew, who were supported by Sailors’ Society’s Crisis Response Network

E-LEARNING

Our new free-of-charge Wellness at Sea e-learning puts your wellbeing in your hands, for a happier, healthier and more fulfilling life as a seafarer

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Ship Connect

We can make regular calls to ships to check on crew welfare

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Grants

We can give emergency grants to seafarers and their families in need

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Peer-to-Peer support groups

Our mediated WhatsApp groups are hugely popular with crews worldwide

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SUPPORTING THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY

Investing in a healthy, happy crew isn’t just a moral issue for shipping companies – it’s also good for business.

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“My cadetship has been the best experience of my life and I would like to thank Sailors’ Society for their financial support and enabling me to start what I hope will be a long and rewarding career.”

Rachel Vassallo, cadet, UK

“Working at sea and spending months away from family can be incredibly tough – so it is great to see Sailors’ Society welcoming seafarers to the city and helping them to stay in touch with their loved ones.”

Julian Lewis MP, New Forest East