by Administrator | Aug 22, 2020 | Chaplains, COVID-19 Response, Crisis Response
Just a reminder of the details for our dedicated helpline for seafarers and their families. Call: +1 938 222 8181 Chat: www.wellnessatsea.org/covid-19 This is a 24 hour, confidential helpline. Seafarers can call in and the team will endeavour to put them through to an...
by Administrator | Jul 23, 2020 | Chaplains, COVID-19 Response, Sailors' Society
As the Covid lockdown came into effect we were given access to the SEASPAN fleet and started contacting and coming alongside the men and women on board via Skype conversations. This started on the 28th March with our chaplains in Durban, Cape Town and Port Elizabeth...
by Administrator | Jul 20, 2020 | Chaplains, Crisis Response, Outreach
Sailors’ Society SA has stepped up its virtual support which the organisation has been offering since the lockdown situation. We are familiar with various methods of distance communication such as Skype, Zoom and the use of mobile phones for meetings and for...
by Administrator | Jun 19, 2020 | Chaplains, General, Sailors' Society, Seafarers
Father’s Day is coming up this Sunday 21 June and so Sailors Society is putting the spotlight on seafarers unable to reunite with their children due to COVID-19 and how we’ve been supporting them through these tough times. Sailors Society UK has produced...
by Administrator | May 7, 2020 | Chaplains, Sailors' Society
By Yvonne de Kock ‘It’s still ‘lockdown’ as regards on board visits to vessels, missions and hospitals. But we’ve set up communications with them via website links for chats and devotions [even airtime renewal] we have the same communication capabilities with...
by Administrator | Apr 8, 2020 | Chaplains, Crisis Response
Seafarers are often forgotten but they play a major role in trade between nations. They are far from home and loved ones, and can feel isolated resulting in depression. There have been distressing accounts of tourists having to remain on ships in ports, in hotels, in...
