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Maritime charities look to the future at London International Shipping Week
August 2019
How do we help the seafarer of the future? That’s the question being posed to the shipping industry and maritime charities as they explore the impact ...
Sailors’ Society welcomes new Greek Ambassador ahead of local expansion
August 2019
Sailors’ Society has welcomed a new Greek Ambassador to its fold ahead of the maritime charity’s plans to further expand its existing work in Greece. ...
Chaplain celebrates 10 years of service to seafarers
August 2019
Sailors’ Society chaplain Rivelino (Riva) dos Santos is celebrating a decade of service to seafarers in the port of Paranagua, Brazil. Riva, who bega...
Survivors of fatal shipping incident return home
July 2019
(L-R) Chaplain Ailton with tragedy survivors Olexandr Maphenko and Mirko Seman Three hospitalised seafarers, who were supported by Sailors’ Society fo...
July 2019
We are delighted to have been shortlisted for the SAFETY4SEA EUROPORT Initiative Award for our Not On My Watch campaign. This is awarded to any organi...
Leith chaplain supports stranded crew
July 2019
Captain Gennadi Kukvinof A stranded ship, whose crew was supported by Sailors' Society port chaplain Pauline Robertson during its month-long detentio...
Oardacious reveal in aid of charity
June 2019
Four intrepid submariners are calling on maritime enthusiasts to attend an exclusive reception aboard HMS Victory on 12 July, in aid of two UK-based m...
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...
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