THE British Christian charity, Sailors' Society has launched an appeal following mounting concern over missile and drone attacks on ships in the Red Sea, reports Singapore's Splash 247.
The global maritime charity emphasised that while supply chain problems and the financial consequences of rerouting ships have received a lot of attention, there is an acute human cost with seafarers caught up in the conflict.
'These men and women are simply doing their job transporting more than 90 per cent of everything we use and own' said a statement from the group.
'Now they face the very real danger of explosive drones and missiles,' Sailors' Society said, adding that shipping companies are calling its Crisis Response Network to request mental health and wellbeing support.
'Seafarers did not sign up to be shot at,' said Sara Baade chief executive of Sailors' Society.
She stressed that any seafarer approaching the Red Sea today is going to be 'extremely anxious' and that diverting around the Horn of Africa also brings its challenges with the tropical cyclone that has pounded Mauritius and fear of piracy around Somalia and the Gulf of Guinea.
'At the very least they will be delayed returning home to loved ones who they have already been separated from for many months,' said Ms Baade.
More than 30 merchant ships have been targeted by the Houthis since November, leading to a massive redrawing of the global seaborne map.
The charity noted that its crisis response network is available at any time to support seafarers and their families involved in any kind of trauma.
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The global maritime charity emphasised that while supply chain problems and the financial consequences of rerouting ships have received a lot of attention, there is an acute human cost with seafarers caught up in the conflict.
'These men and women are simply doing their job transporting more than 90 per cent of everything we use and own' said a statement from the group.
'Now they face the very real danger of explosive drones and missiles,' Sailors' Society said, adding that shipping companies are calling its Crisis Response Network to request mental health and wellbeing support.
'Seafarers did not sign up to be shot at,' said Sara Baade chief executive of Sailors' Society.
She stressed that any seafarer approaching the Red Sea today is going to be 'extremely anxious' and that diverting around the Horn of Africa also brings its challenges with the tropical cyclone that has pounded Mauritius and fear of piracy around Somalia and the Gulf of Guinea.
'At the very least they will be delayed returning home to loved ones who they have already been separated from for many months,' said Ms Baade.
More than 30 merchant ships have been targeted by the Houthis since November, leading to a massive redrawing of the global seaborne map.
The charity noted that its crisis response network is available at any time to support seafarers and their families involved in any kind of trauma.
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