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…
Piracy Study
SCI’s Clinical Researcher discusses how seafarers respond to the experience of a pirate attack, examining how resilience may ameliorate long-term
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Humanitarian Challenges of Piracy Off West Africa February 15, 2013 Hijackers targeting vessels off the coast of West Africa have different aims from pirates in the Gulf of Aden, significantly affecting the seafarers operating in those waters. Recently, SCI’s More...
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Helping Seafarers Confront West African Piracy December 11, 2012 SCI’s President & Executive Director writes about his recent discussion with maritime industry stakeholders about piracy incidents in the coastal waters of West Africa, talking about piracy’s More...
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More Hands on Deck for Piracy Study
December 16, 2011
Michael Stuart Garfinkle, PhD, Clinical Researcher for SCI’s Piracy Study, speaks confidentially with seafarers as part of the Institute’s leading investigation of piracy’s effect on seafarers....
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Maritime Ed Luncheon Raises $80K
October 21, 2011
Supporters contributed nearly $80K toward a Houston luncheon underwriting continuing maritime education courses offered at SCI’s Center for Maritime Education.
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SCI Addresses Symposium on Maritime Health
September 14, 2011
SCI’s President and Executive Director presented version 3.0 of the Institute’s Guidelines for Post-Piracy Care for Seafarers to an international conference of personnel involved in maritime...
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SCI meets with EU NAVFOR Leaders
August 30, 2011
SCI’s Douglas B. Stevenson sat down recently with members of EU NAVFOR, the organization responsible for coordinating an international military operation off the coast of Somalia to help deter,...
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SCI Releases Post-Piracy Care Guidelines 3.0
August 22, 2011
Yesterday, SCI’s President & Executive Director, the Rev. David M. Rider gave a plenary presentation at ICMA’s World Conference in Hamburg, Germany, launching version 3.0 of Post-Piracy Care...
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UN Convention on the Law of the Sea 2011
June 21, 2011
MEETING OF THE STATES PARTIES TO THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA 17 JUNE 2011 Douglas B. StevensonDirector, Center for Seafarers RightsThe Seamen’s Church Institute Mr....
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A Meeting with M/V Good Pride
May 27, 2011
As part of SCI’s Piracy Study, a team from the Center for Seafarers’ Rights visited the crew and captain of a ship that recently transited the Gulf of Aden. Seafarers shared their experiences and...
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