Two leading maritime charities have responded to the cost-of-living crisis with new resources to support UK seafarers. The Merchant Navy Welfare Board (MNWB) and The Seafarers’ Charity (TSC) joined forces to launch The Safety Net for all UK merchant seafarers at the MNWB’s Port Welfare Conference, which took place in mid-May. The new Safety Net website is […]
Former cadets of one of Britain’s leading training ships have launched a sponsorship programme that will see a new stream of merchant marine cadets being trained under the name of their college, HMS Worcester. The programme will initially sponsor and support a small number of Merchant Navy officer cadets for the whole of their three […]
Thirty Merchant Navy officers will sail around the world with the Royal Navy this winter in a new link-up between the two. They will spend three months at a time on patrol and survey ships to help with their training and to give them a greater understanding of the Royal Navy’s role. It follows a […]
Tomorrow (3 September) marks Merchant Navy Day and The Seafarers’ Charity is asking the public to support its Fly the Red Ensign campaign to honour the brave men and women who kept the UK afloat during both World Wars and to celebrate our dependence on modern-day merchant seafarers who are responsible for more than 90 […]