On 25 June, Marine Society will be turning 261 years old, after first launching in 1756 as a charity to help young men with naval training to serve aboard the King's ships. On the same day, Marine Society will celebrate the annual Day of the Seafarer, which was established to recognize the unique contribution made by seafarers from all over the world to international seaborne trade, the world economy and civil society as a whole.
The day, and Seafarers week which proceeds it, is in line with Marine Society's vision that seafarers deserve access to career and life-enhancing education, wherever they are in the world.
To learn more about Day of the Seafarer please watch this video from Kitack Lim, IMO Secretary General.
