- Nautilus International runs an online campaign calling on the public to celebrate the seafarers who deliver Christmas to us all.
- This year the message for the governments, shipping companies and organisations is to help to deliver seafarers for Christmas.
- For the real heroes working at sea, this year has brought untold amounts of additional stress.
According to recent article published in Nautilus, Nautilus general secretary Mark Dickinson says that together we will keep the world moving and bring our hardworking seafarers home for Christmas.
A different Christmas message this year
Nautilus will increase it’s work by urging governments and industry to come together to allow seafarers to pass through those closed borders to join their ships and relieve crew who are overdue their rest.
International Maritime Organizations join together
Nautilus has joined with other international maritime organisations to work to ensure that those who remain onboard can enjoy the holiday season.
This includes calling on companies to provide celebrations onboard and free calls home and supporting maritime charities who provide Christmas gifts and welfare services to seafarers.
Request to seafarers to share their stories
The Nautilus, General Secretary, Mark Dickinson would like to call on members to share their stories so we can get the message out to the media and public about the realities of working at sea during the pandemic.
“Government and industry must come together to allow seafarers to pass through those closed borders to join their ships and relieve crew who are overdue their rest “, says Nautilus general secretary Mark Dickinson.
He has urged all of the people to support this work and keep an eye on our website and our social media accounts.
He has asked to share the stories the Union posts and make 1 December the beginning of the end of the Crew Change Crisis.
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Source: Nautilus
