 | | Holland & Knight Assist Indian Seafarer
January 5, 2008 Experts working for seafarers’ rights act in concert to provide
professional legal services for seafarers around the globe. At times,
certain cases are referred to the Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) that
require special proficiency and knowledge. Last year, SCI contacted one
of the world’s largest law firms, Holland & Knight....
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 | | NJ Organization Provides Warm Coats
for International Seafarers
December 17, 2008 Imagine having travelled thousands of miles and arriving at your
destination only to find that you had packed the wrong clothes
entirely. That is exactly what it is like for many seafarers arriving
from warmer climates into New York’s blustery harbor during the winter
months. Read more
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 | | River Bell Awards Cause for Celebration
December 15, 2008 Not only did the 9th Annual River Bell Awards Luncheon at the Seamen’s
Church Institute (SCI) Center in Paducah, KY raise nearly $150,000 to
support Ministry on the River, SCI’s program of pastoral care to inland
river mariners, but also three very important announcements were made
about the future of SCI and the inland river community. Read more
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 | | Fireman's Fund Awards Grant to SCI
December 15, 2008 The Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company
has awarded a $30,000 grant to the Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) to
assist renovations at SCI’s Paducah, KY-based Marine Fire Fighting
Program, a training facility dedicated to instructing mariners working
on the inland river waterways. The Heritage program of the Fireman’s Fund awards grants.... Read more
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 | | Episcopal House of Bishops
Donates Cell Phones to SCI
by the Rev. John F. Hartman, Director of Church Relations
December
11, 2008 When the bishops of the Episcopal Church went to the Lambeth
Conference this summer for worship, study, and conversation, they went
equipped with a Church-issued cell phone. But, upon returning to the
States, the cell phones were no longer needed. Read more
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 | | SCI Attorney Speaks at Maritime Security Conference
November 22, 2008 SCI Staff Attorney Deborah Blanchard recently presented a paper at the World Maritime University
(WMU) International Symposium on “Selected Issues In Maritime Security”
in Malmö, Sweden. Organized in cooperation with the Swedish Maritime
Administration and the German Federal Ministry of Transport.... Read more
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| | Port Newark Construction June 27, 2008
SCI's International Seafarers' Center is like a ship in dry dock getting much-needed repairs. The Center will become a shell as we upgrade the facility to serve global seafarers today and tomorrow. Services to seafarers continue despite construction. Grand Re-opening: May 2009
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