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Stelios Philanthropic Foundation enhances support for Young Yacht Crew Trainees
July 19, 2024
Since 2012, The Seafarers’ Charity has funded bursaries to support the training of the next generation of professional yacht crew. This support is set to be enhanced thanks to a recent donation from the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation, the UK charitable foundation founded by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou.
More detailsMaritime charities help ensure better working lives at sea for seafarers and fishers.
June 12, 2024
Hundreds of thousands of seafarers and fishers in the UK and other parts of the world have benefited from practical, pastoral and spiritual support provided by global ship visiting network Stella Maris over the past 10 years, thanks to over £1 million in grant funding provided by The Seafarers’ Charity over that period. The Seafarers’ Charity’s sustained grant funding over the last ten years has enabled Stella Maris to help ensure better and safer working lives at sea for seafarers and fishers.
More detailsHis Majesty King Charles III Announced as Patron of The Seafarers’ Charity
May 30, 2024
The Seafarers’ Charity is honoured to announce that His Majesty King Charles III has become our new Patron, succeeding Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. This prestigious announcement was made today by our Paul Butterworth, Chair of Trustees, at the charity’s Annual Meeting held at the prestigious Fishmongers’ Hall in London.
More detailsThe Seafarers’ Charity announced as designated Charity for the Maritime UK Awards 2024
May 23, 2024
We are delighted to announce The Seafarers’ Charity as the chosen charity for the Maritime UK Awards 2024, which will be held at the Titanic Museum in Belfast on 5 June.
More detailsFirst National Fishing Remembrance Day Honours Lives Lost at Sea
May 13, 2024
Sunday 12 May marked the inaugural National Fishing Remembrance Day, a new annual event dedicated to honouring those who lost their lives while working in the fishing industry. The day served as a poignant reminder of the perils faced while fishing at sea and the need to continue to improve safety standards in the sector.
More detailsMaritime charities join forces to promote diversity in new workshops
May 13, 2024
Maritime welfare charities have joined forces to deliver a number of workshops throughout the UK that aim to tackle prejudices and unconscious biases across the charity sector.
More detailsPromoting Women’s Safety at Sea
May 08, 2024
Celebrating this year’s International Women’s Day, the Nautical Institute in collaboration with The Seafarers’ Charity, invites you to join our FREE webinar on 9 April 2024 at 9:30 am UK time.
More detailsRemembering Hull’s Headscarf Revolutionaries on the first-ever National Fishing Remembrance Day
April 24, 2024
To mark National Fishing Remembrance Day The Seafarers’ Charity and Seafish are joining forces to highlight the legacy of the “Headscarf Revolutionaries” who successfully campaigned to change the law and improve fishing safety in the 1960s.
More detailsChanging Tack On Yacht Crew Welfare
April 09, 2024
The Seafarers’ Charity is committed to raising awareness and enhancing the provision of welfare support for superyacht crew. The Seafarers’ Charity has awarded funding for a partnership welfare project between The Mission to Seafarers and UK Sailing Academy (UKSA) to establish a Welfare Hub for superyacht crew in Antibes, France.
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