Sailors’ Society

Sailors’ Society Launches Industry First – Global Wellness At Sea Conferences For Cadets

WAS Training for Cadets

In a first for the industry, the international maritime charity Sailors’ Society is launching a series of global wellness and mental health conferences designed exclusively for maritime school students.

Following on from a very successful pilot in India in 2021, four online events will explore the all-important subject of wellbeing and mental health with cadets as they embark on their careers at sea.

Building on Sailors’ Society’s pioneering wellness training and support program, the conferences...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/sailors-society-launches-industry-first-global-wellness-at-sea-conferences-for-cadets/

Sailors’ Society remembers Titanic officer who was one of its own

Picture of James Moody

“The sea is still God’s school for teaching the highest in sacrifice” 
On the 110th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, international maritime charity Sailors’ Society is paying a special tribute to one of its own – the Titanic’s Sixth Officer, James Moody. 

Moody, who was just 24, was the only junior officer to go down with the ship. 

Shortly before midnight on April 14 1912, the Titanic hit an iceberg. The story of this tragedy...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/11/sailors-society-remembers-titanic-officer-who-was-one-of-its-own/

Beat the ballot blues

Missed out on a 2022 TCS London Marathon ballot place?  

There’s still an opportunity to tick this world-famous run off your bucket list by signing up for a guaranteed charity place with Sailors’ Society.  

The maritime welfare charity, which recently launched its Ukraine Appeal to support seafarers affected by the conflict, is looking for dedicated fundraisers with a passion for running to take on the challenge of a lifetime on 2 October 2022.  

These much-coveted places are limited, so apply now...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/17/beat-the-ballot-blues/

“It was so bad and so dark, we really thought we were going to die.”

“It was so bad and so dark, we really thought we were going to die.” 

The crew of a vessel shipwrecked by Cyclone Batsirai is being supported by maritime charity Sailors’ Society’s Crisis Response team

A crew, shipwrecked by a cyclone in the Indian Ocean, has thanked Sailors’ Society’s Crisis Response Network for helping them through their trauma.

The vessel, which appeared to have engine failure just as Cyclone Batsirai hit, was shipwrecked – dashed onto the rocky coast of Réunion Island.

Speaking...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/02/15/it-was-so-bad-and-so-dark-we-really-thought-we-were-going-to-die/

5 Indian Seafarers Wrongfully Imprisoned In Iran For 6 Months, Safely Repatriated

MT Manaman 8 crew on their return home to India

Maritime welfare charity Sailors’ Society is set to provide emergency care to thousands of seafarers and their families, thanks to grants from The Seafarers’ Charity and The TK Foundation. The grants will support Sailors’ Society’s Crisis Response Network, a free service supporting seafarers and their families following a traumatic incident such as abandonment, piracy, an accident or natural disaster.

The global service, operated by 37 trained crisis responders, has been running for six years...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/5-indian-seafarers-wrongfully-imprisoned-in-iran-for-6-months-safely-repatriated/

2021 Marks A Year Of Breaking Records At The Port Of Philadelphia

PhilaPort - Packer Avenue Marine Terminal_2021 Marks a Year of Breaking Records

The Port of Philadelphia, PhilaPort, had a record-breaking year in growth in 2021. The Port saw double-digit growth in containers, breakbulk and overall port tonnage for the year. Year-to-Date TEU volumes have increased 15% to 739,323 TEUs, with imports growing 16% and export 15%. PhilaPort surpassed its 2020 total TEU count of (640,799), marking another new milestone.

“It has been an interesting year full of challenges and opportunities,” said Jeff Theobald, PhilaPort Executive Director and...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/2021-marks-a-year-of-breaking-records-at-the-port-of-philadelphia/

New School In Philippines Provides Seafarers’ Children With Safe Space To Learn

philippines seafarers' children school

Hundreds of Filipino pupils will no longer have to be taught in shacks and tents, thanks to a new storm-proof school built by maritime welfare charity Sailors’ Society. The six-classroom school was built for the seafaring community of Lipayran island in the Philippines, which was devastated by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.

The original buildings were not big enough to cater for everyone and some classrooms were little more than shacks, unable to withstand tropical storms. The new school was put to the...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/new-school-provides-seafarers-children-with-safe-space-to-learn/

New school provides seafarers’ children with safe space to learn

New school provides seafarers’ children with safe space to learn

Cathy Paeste, Sailors’ Society’s Community Development Officer, with pupils from Lipayran Integrated School.  

Hundreds of Filipino pupils will no longer have to be taught in shacks and tents, thanks to a new storm-proof school built by maritime welfare charity Sailors’ Society. 

The six-classroom school was built for the seafaring community of Lipayran island in the Philippines, which was devastated by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. The...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/01/24/new-school-provides-seafarers-children-with-safe-space-to-learn/

New Sea Change Fund to provide grants for seafarers in crisis

New Sea Change Fund to provide grants for seafarers in crisis

Sara Baade, Sailors’ Society’s CEO

Maritime charity Sailors’ Society has launched a new fund to provide urgent welfare grants for seafarers and their families in desperate need. 

The Sea Change Fund has been set up in response to a huge increase in calls for the charity’s help, with demand for grants increasing by 850 per cent in the first 18 months of the pandemic. 

The fund will provide small emergency payments to seafarers and their...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/01/06/new-sea-change-fund-to-provide-grants-for-seafarers-in-crisis/

Maritime fundraiser receives national honour

Maritime fundraiser receives national honour

Award-winning fundraiser Jan Webber recipient of the BEM.

BEM for Director of Development at The Mission to Seafarers

LONDON, Saturday 1st January: AWARD-WINNING fundraiser JAN WEBBER is to be honoured by The Queen in the New Year’s Honours List, released today.

Mrs Webber, who has been working in the charitable sector for the past 27 years, is to receive the British Empire Medal, in recognition of 16 years of service to women in the shipping industry...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/01/01/maritime-fundraiser-receives-national-honour/

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