Health & Wellness

Fostering Seafarers’ Resilience to Pirate Attacks
SCI’s Clinical Researcher discusses how seafarers respond to the experience of a pirate attack, examining how resilience may ameliorate long-term More...
  • A Test of Endurance Inspired by Mariners February 4, 2013 Registration opens for the September SCI Mountain Challenge, a first-of-its-kind event in the United States for the maritime industry. More...
  • Report Sheds Light on Seafarers Affected by Piracy October 3, 2012 SCI publishes first report from its clinical study to help the maritime industry examine the impact of piracy on seafarers. More...

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