A study from The ITF Seafarers’ Trust confirms fears that seafarers’ access to shore leave is in decline since the pandemic. Where seafarers’ centres are visited, the stays are usually for less than 2 hours. People working in seafarers’ welfare corroborate the responses given by seafarers in a report published with World Maritime University in… Continue reading Shore leave & the future of port-based welfare
Category: welfare, homily
COVID-19 & seafarers
Vaccinating international seafarers during the COVID-19 pandemic An article with the above title recently appeared in THE LANCET. The summary of the article reads: “Despite their key role in the distribution of essential goods, seafarers were often overlooked in international COVID-19 responses. Border closures isolated them at sea, often for months beyond contract. Distributing vaccines… Continue reading COVID-19 & seafarers
Ship standards linked to onboard welfare
The latest Seafarers Happiness Index figures indicated yet another rise in Q4 2022, as it reached something of a highwater mark of 7.9/10. The continued rise in 2022, up from the lowest point in Q1 2022, is seemingly being driven by more certainty surrounding crew changes, and small improvements in shore leave. We also heard… Continue reading Ship standards linked to onboard welfare
For those in Peril ….
We sing ‘’Whose arm hath bound the restless wave – for those in peril on the sea’ and those whose voice the waters heard and hushed their raging at they word – o hear us when we cry to thee.