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The King is Sailors’ Society’s Patron
May 2024
His Royal Highness King Charles III has accepted the Patronage of Sailors‘ Society, continuing a royal tradition that goes back to Queen Victoria. Th...
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One hundred and growing – Sailors’ Society Peer-to-Peer Support Groups
May 2024
Sailors’ Society has just launched its 100th Peer-to-Peer Support Group. CEO Sara Bade said: “We are delighted to see how these groups, which provide...
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Mourning those seafarers who lost their lives in the Red Sea
March 2024
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those seafarers who lost their lives in this latest attack. "A thousand seafarers a day still pass...
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Busting myths and revealing regional differences – Sailors’ Society launches its 2023/24 cadet report
February 2024
Providing a unique window into future seafaring, we have launched our 2023/4 cadet report: Generation Z - the future of maritime. The report uses dat...
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Crisis appeal following Red Sea attacks
January 2024
Sailors' Society has launched an urgent crisis appeal following mounting concern over attacks on ships in the Red Sea. While much has been reported...
Supporting International Day for Women in Maritime
May 2023
On International Women in Maritime Day, our CEO Sarah Baade, reflects on our work to open up networks to female seafarers to talk, share and support e...
May 2023
Breaking News:On International Women in Maritime Day, we are delighted to announce that The Seafarers Charity is funding our international female-only...
Achieve summit success with Sailors’ Society
May 2023
International maritime charity Sailors’ Society is offering limited places on the ultimate trekking challenge that is helping to support the world’s 1...
Sailors' Society looks to virtual future
April 2023
Sailors’ Society is switching its focus to 24/7 virtual support for seafarers and their families across the world. The charity’s global team will p...
Sailors Society welcomes some good news for seafarers from the UK and the Philippines.
March 2023
The UK Government has passed The Seafarers’ Wages Act - a new law designed to protect those working on vessels operating an international service from...
Joint open letter on seafarers still trapped in Ukraine
February 2023
This Friday (March 24) will mark one year since the invasion of Ukraine. It also marks 12 months since more than 300 innocent seafarers have been trap...
January 2023
Sailors' Society CEO Sara Baade shares her thoughts on our ground-breaking new report ‘Passport to the Future: Investing in Cadets Today’. I’m really...
Sailors’ Society launches ground-breaking Cadet Report
January 2023
‘Passport to the Future: Investing in Cadets Today’ A pioneering in-depth report on cadets has been launched by international maritime charity Sailo...
November 2022
Every year, Sailors' Society's dedicated team reaches out to 200,000 seafarers, their families and wider community, providing care, welfare and su...
Bulk support for sailors’ charity
November 2022
Maritime welfare charity, Sailors' Society, was honoured to be the Supported Charity for the 2022 International Bulk Journal (IBJ) Awards last week ...
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