by Administrator | Apr 29, 2020 | COVID-19 Response
Sailors’ Society SA is a charity that has been helping seafarers for 200 years, by providing vital emotional and spiritual support to all seafarers in distress. At the moment, we are still in lockdown and we are unable to visit vessels, missions and hospitals;...
by Administrator | Apr 16, 2020 | COVID-19 Response
Following the Covid-19 pandemic, shipping alliance informed that more than 100.000 seafarers are stranded at sea, due to the shutdowns which prevent them from entering, transiting countries or even finding flights so as to return home. Graham Westgarth, CEO of...
by Administrator | Mar 20, 2020 | Chaplains, Sailors' Society
The Sailors Society, South Africa is offering virtual chaplaincy to seafarers as it suspends its ships’ visits as a result of the Corona virus. Based on the declaration of the pandemic as a National State of Disaster in South Africa by the State President, and...
by Administrator | Mar 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
Managing COVID-19 cases onboard Increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases are now reported in countries across all continents except Antarctica, and the rate of new cases outside of China has outpaced the rate in China. All ships undertaking international voyages, and...
