Tag: Mission to Seafarers

Seafarer welfare charities and shipping industry players have launched an emergency relief fund to support seafarers and their families devastated by the rampant COVID-19 pandemic in India and other countries.

Seafarers' happiness levels increased at 6.46 in the first quarter of 2021 from 6.37/10 in Q4 2020, according to the latest Seafarers Happiness Index report by The Mission to Seafarers, which unveiled a mixed picture in terms of welfare standards and conditions for seafarers.

In response to the added pressures on seafarers due to COVID-19, The Mission to Seafarers launches a new e-learning modules as an extension to its WeCare programme.

The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report, concerning the fourth quarter of 2020, revealed that small investments can make a difference to the lives of seafarers, in efforts to improve their life onboard.

During these challenging times and the difficulties that arose within the shipping industry, Mission to Seafarers always helped seafarers overcome the barriers and the difficulties when it comes to crew change and being stranded at sea.

Following Lloyd’s Register latest survey on seafarers' wellness during COVID-19 pandemic, crewmembers reported feeling unhappy, while worry about things they cannot control.

Mission to Seafarers recently launched a new campaign focusing on the major welfare issues that seafarers face during the pandemic. Now, DNV GL and the Standard Club announced their support for the campaign.

More than eighteen maritime organisations have donated a combined £600,000 to The Mission to Seafarer’s Flying Angel Campaign to help address the severe welfare issues facing seafarers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Platinum sponsors of the Mission’s Flying Angel Campaign, Seafarers UK and the Grimaldi Foundation, have donated a combined £174,000 to The Mission to Seafarers in response to the severe welfare issues facing seafarers worldwide, during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

In an exclusive interview with SAFETY4SEA, Revd Canon Andrew Wright, Secretary General, The Mission to Seafarers, notes that the pandemic brought much stress and anxiety to seafarers’ life, which has undermined mental well-being