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An ILO report reveals that 6.5% of deaths on merchant ships are confirmed suicides, while 22% are unexplained disappearances that could hide more tragedies The numbers are chilling.  Of the 403 cargo crew members who died in 2023 worldwide, 26 committed suicide and another 91 mysteriously disappeared overboard. These data, collected in the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) first global report on cargo ship mortality, reveal a hidden reality behind ocean trade routes:

Ship Visit with the Regional Superior, Fr. Francesco, CS Jovannie Postrano, chaplain of the port of Algeciras, begins his work in one of the most important ports in Spain to support sailors who spend up to nine months at sea. The pastoral of the sea of the Church, known as Stella Maris, has begun to operate a few months ago in the port of Algeciras, the most active in Spain. Its mission is to serve sailors who face long periods at sea, dealing with loneliness and isolation,

https://www.europasur.es/algeciras/philippine-priest-docks_0_2004531281.html Jovannie Postrano is originally from the island of Cebu ...

A great number of ships that crossed Malacca Strait has amazed me. I saw them from the airplane upon landing at Singapore Airport. That...

Feeling of being lost in a new cultural context and uncertainty about where and how to start the new mission made me feel down. The death...

Prayers, songs, rosary, and laughter were simple moments that showed the joy of celebrating the feast of Our Lady of  Carmel. In Spanish...

The gentle sea breeze embraces the people and it announces the beginning of the warm season. It is June and it is the beginning of the...

As part of the preparation of the new Stella Maris center in the port of Algeciras, I had the privilege of visiting the facilities of the...

There is a good atmosphere. The gentle breeze moves us to gather together and the warmth of the sun invites us to enjoy life. It’s June...

This is a story of hope with Stella Maris in Algeciras and the Diocese of Cadiz and Ceuta (Spain) The diocese of Cadiz and Ceuta is...

Celebrating Holy Mass on board when I visited Stella Maris Ravenna (Italy) last November 2024 Stella Maris (Apostleship of the Sea) was...

Mariner’s Prayer Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Mother of God and our Mother, you know all the dangers of soul and body that threaten...