The Seamen's Church Institute (SCI) promotes the safety, dignity and improved working environment for the men and women serving in North American and international maritime workplaces. Founded in 1834, the Institute is a voluntary, ecumenical agency affiliated with the Episcopal Church. Take a closer look…
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A New Hat for Mariners
What’s fashionable on the high seas this winter? Some mariners will sport a new hat designed by Kristine Byrnes of Allentown, NJ, winner of a contest to keep seafaring ears warm.
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April 19, 2013 Underway Reflections from a River Chaplain Most port chaplains minister to international seafarers on board a docked vessel, but River Chaplain Kempton Baldridge tells us about getting “... More...
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April 15, 2013 ICMA Regional Conference in Odessa At a regional conference earlier this month in Odessa, Ukraine, SCI’s Douglas B. Stevenson advised port chaplains from various Christian maritime... More...
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- Piracy Study Report Presented in London September 25, 2012 A report from SCI’s clinical study of the effects of piracy on seafarers includes a summary of major findings from 154 seafarer interviews. More...
- Fulfilling Maritime Convention’s Promise August 22, 2012 The Director of SCI’s Center for Seafarers’ Rights weighs in on the importance of the the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, set to come into force in a year’s time. Stevenson calls it “the most significant single accomplishment in thousands of years More...
- New Navigation System Adds to SCI’s Simulators August 10, 2012 Rose Point Navigation Systems outfits computer simulators used in training mariners at SCI’s Center for Maritime Education with the company’s popular ECS software, a computer-based navigation information system designed to strengthen safe operations More...
- SCI Presents Piracy Study Findings in Cape Town August 7, 2012 Dr. Michael S. Garfinkle reports from an international conference in South Africa where he presented the major results of SCI’s study of the effects of piracy on seafarers. More...
- U.S. Lags on Convention Ratification August 3, 2012 Center for Seafarers’ Rights Director Douglas B. Stevenson urges concerned citizens to join him in seeking swift U.S. action to adopt an international convention that provides comprehensive rights and protection for the world’s more than 1.2 million More...
- Encouraging Trends Against Somali Piracy July 30, 2012 SCI’s Center for Seafarers’ Rights Intern Benjamin S. Clark reports from a meeting last week of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia at the United Nations during which those present examined the care of seafarers and their families More...
- A New Place on the Web July 23, 2012 SCI’s new responsive website provides users with “one-stop shopping” for information from North America’s largest mariners’ service agency. Online visitors receive a glimpse into the extraordinary work of the Institute. More...
