Prince Rupert, British Columbia
The Prince Rupert Port Authority celebrated the third annual International Day of the Seafarer with a donation that will enhance the services provided to hundreds of international seafarers who disembark commercial ships at the Port of Prince Rupert every year.
The Port Authority presented a cheque for $5,000 to the Prince Rupert Seafarers’ Centre, which will support the work of local volunteers who provide services and amenities to visiting crew members at the Third Avenue location.
“The lifestyle of sailors at sea can be one marked by distance and isolation, and the men and women who visit our harbour will have sailed routes that take them as far from human habitation as is possible on the earth’s surface,” said Bernie Egan, Captain of the Prince Rupert Port Authority’s Charles Hays patrol vessel, in remarks made during the presentation.
“Fortunately the other side of seafaring life is community — a tight-knit, global family whose members understand both the pleasures and perils of life at sea. Accordingly, we are proud to sustain our support of the Centre and the generosity shown to the hard-working men and women who visit the Port of Prince Rupert.”
Source: Prince Rupert Port Authority
