With only five weeks to go before the deadline, the petition to encourage international action on piracy has reached 300,000!
Jon Whitlow, ITF Seafarers Section, says:
This is a fantastic achievement, but we also need to remember that we only have five weeks to collect the remaining 200,000 signatures.
The situation in Somalia remains critical, with 351 seafarers [...]
The Executive Committee of the International Christian Maritime Association appreciates the great work being done by ICMA’s members to care for people affected by piracy.
At its meeting in London, the Executive Committee commended the ongoing development of piracy response initiatives by ICMA members.
ICMA encourages its members to join forces in caring for seafarers and their [...]
ICMA’s poll of chaplains on seafarers’ shore leave and port access for ship visitors has revealed some disconcerting results.
Ports as far afield as Incheon and Durban, Tanjung Pelepas and General Santos City responded.
Shore leave denial
Respondents reported that in no fewer than 31% of the ports polled, seafarers were refused shore leave in the last three [...]
Following our recent article by Canon Ken Peters on Justice for Seafarers, Rev Marge Lindstrom shares a real example of the role of port chaplains in defending the dignity of seafarers.
“He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, [...]
ICMA member the Seamen’s Church Institute of New York and New Jersey (SCI) has collaborated with the Episcopal Church in publishing an online video on piracy. The video features the SCI’s recent initiative to research the psychological impact of piracy on survivors. The SCI’s research is intended to guage the appropriate medical care of seafarers [...]
