Seafarers and Sydneysiders Celebrate Sea Sunday
Seafarers joined about 250 Sydneysiders at the beautiful St Andrews Cathedral, Sydney CBD, to celebrate Sea Sunday, a global day of thanks and prayer for seafarers.
THANK YOU SEAFARERS WELFARE FUND!
Thank you to The Port Authority of New South Wales, NSW Ports and Port of Newcastle for joining forces to provide funding security to seafarer welfare charities in NSW. We are honoured to have been chosen as first round beneficiaries in this Australian first, groundbreaking initiative! The new Seafarers Welfare Fund aims to boost the […]
Thank You & Photos from the MtS 2024 Annual Luncheon
Over 170 members of the NSW port community attended the Mission to Seafarers Annual Luncheon on June 21, 2024.
Raffle: Win a Harbour Adventure Money Can’t Buy!
Thank you to the Port Authority of NSW for donating a 90 minute trip for four on their new purpose-built fire-fighting vessel, The Burra as the online raffle prize for our Winter Appeal.
Maritime Blessing for New Fire Fighting Vessels
The Port of Authority of New South Wales CEO Phil Holliday invited MtS Sydney Principal Chaplain Rev Tay, assisted by Chaplain Retchie, to bless their two new fire fighting vessels during a traditional naming ceremony at Walsh Bay recently. The new vessels were named ‘Burra’ and ‘Girawaa’.
2023 Thanksgiving and Christmas Celebration
Thank you to the over 80 people – including seafarers – who joined us for the 2023 Mission to Seafarers Sydney Thanksgiving and Christmas Celebration. Photos and memories here!
Everyone Welcome – 2023 Christmas and Thanksgiving Celebration
Invitation to the Mission to Seafarers Sydney 2023 Christmas and Thanksgiving event
Commodore Rynd Joins MTS Syd Board
Commodore Christopher ‘Kit’ Rynd has joined the Mission to Seafarers Sydney Board sharing his experience of more than 45 years at sea
Daily Cargo News Out and About
Read The Daily Cargo News (DCN) article in their July 2023 Magazine, covering the MTS Annual Luncheon.
Adversaries Unite at MtS Annual Luncheon
Two men who were on opposite sides of possibly the Maritime industry’s most epic battle were united recently to call for more support for ‘forgotten seafarers’ at the Mission to Seafarers Sydney 2023 Annual Luncheon.
As he surveyed the diverse gathering of 177 people, guest speaker Paddy Crumlin, President of the International Transport Workers’ Federation and National Secretary of the Maritime Union of Australia said the event was a celebration of unity for the sake of seafarers.
