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Sailors’ Society Backs UN’s Call to Avert Humanitarian Disaster for Seafarers

21 September, 2020

Statement from Sailors’ Society CEO Sara Baade: “We strongly support the UN’s call on governments to take action to avert a humanitarian disaster for seafarers. The joint statement, from several UN specialized agencies, identifies actions taken by many governments that limit or prevent ship operators from conducting crew changes during the global pandemic as ‘the single most pressing maritime operational challenge to the safe and efficient movement of global trade’. The UN has made a number of recommendations for specific actions…

Sara Baade Joins Sailors’ Society as new CEO

18 September, 2020

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Sailors' Society

Message posted on behalf of Peter Swift, Chairman of Sailors’ Society, UK On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I am delighted to announce that Sara Baade joins us today as Sailors’ Society’s new CEO. I am sure that you will join me in welcoming Sara to the Society and wishing her every success in her new position. While we have witnessed several changes in recent months, including the effects of Covid-19, we remain strong in our aims to provide…

Sailors’ Society Virtual Walk a Great Success

15 September, 2020

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Outreach, Sailors' Society

Sailors Society Virtual Walk was a great success with walkers as far afield as Sweden, U K and New Zealand participating. With Covid 19 lockdown measures these Virtual Walks are one of the few ways charities can be successful in fundraising. In South Africa our active members of Sailors Society and their friends and families took to the roads and paths and made their weekend fun. With the lockdown, resulting in much inactivity, our Virtual walk was a chance to…