Tag: HRAS

HRAS says that there is a clear need for a more coordinated approach to supporting seafarers where resources are pooled into a single body.

Following an incident onboard a Liberian flagged container vessel entering UK territorial waters in February 2021 in which a male engineering cadet was attacked by a fellow crew member, Human Rights at Sea today published an Insight Briefing Note on the key issue of safeguarding cadets’ safety.

The Master of the Panama-flagged MV Ali Bey has provided a voluntary video testimony to Human Rights at Sea, explaining the privations that he and three Syrian crew members suffer.

Following the death of a Romanian Master onboard MV VANTAGE WAVE, HRAS has been asked to bring urgent international attention to the case.

Humans Rights At Sea, in partnership with ReedSmith, issued a report on seafarer abandonment, providing guidance to seafarers on how to respond in such cases and where to get help.

The Seafood Working Group (SWG) issued a collective critical statement as to the current standing of the industry-led Fairness, Integrity, Safety and Health (FISH) Standard for Crew.

Following the announcement that New Zealand will allow a funding to boost seafarers’ welfare services, as part of its commitment to allow more support to seafarers visiting the country, it was confirmed that this law will become effective from July 1st.

IMO and Human Rights at Sea discussed the ongoing issue and rising cases of abandoned seafarers globally.

A total of 19 crew members onboard the Tanzanian-flagged bulk carrier MV AIZDIHAR are abandoned for over 14 months off Bander Abbas, Iran, according to Human Rights at Sea. 

Human Rights at Sea issued an Insight Briefing Note focused on stowaways, looking at the background to incidents at sea.