Day of the Seafarer

With its "Day of the Seafarer" on 25 June, the International Maritime Organization IMO draws attention to 1.2 million seafarers worldwide and their interests. This year the day is themed "gender equality". The IMO arranges their campaign mostly in social media. Some seamen's missions celebrate this day together with the seafarers.

I am on board

This year the maritime world is dedicated to women. And such the World Maritime Day makes Empowering Women in the Maritime Community the subject of discussion. The motto of the Day of the Seafarer on 25 June takes up this topic too: "I Am on Board with gender equality". The IMO calls to participate under the hashtag #IamOnBoard on their presences on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and to witness interactively how the community picks up this topic. Another way to participate is offered on the IMO website where suggestions to achieve gender equality in seafaring can be made on a virtual wall.

Some seaman's missions also seize the Day of the Seafarer as an opportunity to draw attention to the hard work of seafarers with events to celebrate them. For example: the Seamen's Mission Cuxhaven organizes a barbeque party from 5 pm (rsvp until 21 June cuxhaven@seemannsmission.org) and the Seaman's Mission Bremerhaven throws a party at the Seamen's Club Welcome from 5 pm with a game of basketball cheered on by the local cheerleader team and food off the barbeque.