Simon Mobsby, a charity worker for the Sailors’ Society, is delivering Christmas cheer to hundreds of cruise staff locked down onboard the large cruise ships which have become a familiar sight anchored off the UK coast since the pandemic hit in March, according to Maritime Executive. With the crews from the ships restricted to a small […]
Y.CO is partnering with the International Seafarer’s Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) to increase the availability of mental wellbeing support on board superyachts. Y.CO will be working with ISWAN to provide a free, anonymous, multilingual support helpline for all yacht crew as part of the charity’s ‘Yacht Crew Help’ toolkit. Co-Founder and Chairman of Y.CO, […]
Seafarers UK has created a new Seafarers UK COVID-19 emergency fund of £2million, with £500,000 immediately allocated to assist fishing communities across Britain. Included in the grants that have been awarded to charity partners providing advice and support arising from the widespread impacts of the coronavirus are: £250,000 to provide match funding with The Fishmongers’ […]