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Ship visiting
 The Apostleship
of the Sea chaplains and pastoral workers visit crews onboard
ships in port. For seafarers it is a sign of our interest in
them. The Apostleship of the Sea ship visitors report that, with very few
exceptions, they are warmly welcomed on board, and their
visits are highly appreciated. Ship visitors listen to
seafarers. If seafarers have problems, ship visitors offer
any assistance possible.
Ship visitors may give other practical help, for example:
distributing maps of local services; offering books, videos
and DVDs to the crew, and providing transport to shops or
seafarers’ centres.
For ships which have groups of Catholics among the crew,
ship visitors may arrange for a Chaplain to come onboard for
confessions and Holy Mass.
Photograph: Sr Mary Leahy ship visits in Port Botany,
Sydney Australia |
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Going on board of the vessel and offering our services to
seafarers enables us to enter their world and assist them in
any issues they have problems with, it can be just a lift to
shops to begin with, but as they see our interest in them
they will discuss their serious concerns with us as they
trust us.
Snezhana Taylor, ship visitor, Port of Hull, Great
Britain. |
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