Former yacht crew member Sarah Kroker has launched Mynd, a new service offering mental health support and resources to yacht crew. The demands of providing seven-star service and 24/7 dedication to an elite clientele, coupled with the isolation of living and working in close proximity while being away from home and missing friends and family, […]
A new report into the mental health of seafarers has found that suicide remains a poorly understood issue in the maritime industry, with suicide likely to be significantly under-reported. The report finds that discussion of mental health at sea is still perceived as a ‘taboo’ topic among seafarers, which is limiting understanding of the issues. […]
IMO secretary-general Kitack Lim has spoken out against ‘no crew change’ clauses in charterparties, pointing out that such clauses exacerbate the dire situation of stranded seafarers and undermine the efforts undertaken to resolve the ongoing crew change crisis. So-called ‘no crew change’ clauses, which are demanded by certain charterers, state that no crew changes can […]
The Mission to Seafarers has launched a new fundraising campaign to help sustain the crew welfare support it currently provides. The mission says it will unveil a rolling programme of initiatives which will have significant benefits for the welfare of the entire industry from welfare training for seafarers and frontline staff to new family support […]