The recent spate of grim casualties cannot simply be written off as bad luck, says Seafarers’ Rights International (SRI), the international pan-industry body researching maritime and seafarers’ law. ...
PRESS RELEASE: SRI Calls for investigation into perfect storm for seafarers
New Survey Paints Positive Picture for Seafarer Internet Access
A new survey reveals that not only is internet access for seafarers for personal use on board ships more widespread and available than previously imagined, but also that the positive benefits ...
InterManager Survey Reveals Widespread Concern at Enclosed Space Deaths
"Seafarers and dock workers are still dying while working in enclosed spaces on board vessels because there is not enough understanding throughout the shipping industry of the risks faced by today’s ...
New rule benefits seafarers
New regulation benefiting mariners in the US has come into force, following years of effort from organisations and individuals from many sectors of the industry. When the rule was initially proposed, ...
New app from SRI provides a lifeline for Seafarers
Seafarers facing legal problems can now obtain immediate information concerning their rights, wherever they are in the world, with a new app formally launched today by Seafarers’ Rights International ...
Masters Exposed
TradeWinds Nov 25, 2014 Seafarers’ Rights International (SRI) has warned that merchant ships could be forced to rescue more and more migrants in the Mediterranean due to European budget cuts. The ...
Stranded Sailors Signal More Danger Than Somali Pirates
Bloomberg.net: Jan 15, 2014 Hassan Sabrah hadn’t eaten in four days. That’s when the chief engineer of the Moldova-flagged cargo ship JSM finally snapped, according to interviews with sailors, the ...
Fear of Criminalisation Grows
Maritime Risk International - June 2013 - Seafarers suggestions on how to improve their situation when facing criminal charges were presented at the landmark 100th session of the Legal Committee of ...
Fair Legal Processes Are Being Denied
According to new research, the criminalisation of seafarers is now such a serious problem that junior officers are actually deterred from seeking promotion in case being a higher rank puts them in the ...
Maritime Labour Convention leaves abandoned seafarers high and dry
Lloyds List 4 April 2013: The Maritime Labour Convention fails to address abandoned seafarers and a legal solution must be found that gives crewdirect access to compensation, Seafarers’ ...
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