The Seamen's Church Institute (SCI) promotes the safety, dignity and improved working environment for the men and women serving in North American and international maritime workplaces. Founded in 1834, the Institute is a voluntary, ecumenical agency affiliated with the Episcopal Church. Take a closer look…
Piracy
SCI’s Clinical Researcher discusses how seafarers respond to the experience of a pirate attack, examining how resilience may ameliorate long-term
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Humanitarian Challenges of Piracy Off West Africa February 15, 2013 Hijackers targeting vessels off the coast of West Africa have different aims from pirates in the Gulf of Aden, significantly affecting the seafarers operating in those waters. Recently, SCI’s More...
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Helping Seafarers Confront West African Piracy December 11, 2012 SCI’s President & Executive Director writes about his recent discussion with maritime industry stakeholders about piracy incidents in the coastal waters of West Africa, talking about piracy’s More...
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SCI at Conference on Post Piracy Care
April 17, 2012
Chaplains and port welfare workers recently gathered in Durban, South Africa for a conference on post-piracy care for seafarers. SCI’s Clinical Researcher and the Institute’s President &...
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Presentation Addresses Seafarer Care
March 6, 2012
Douglas B. Stevenson presented to the Working Group 3 of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia in Washington, DC last month, emphasizing the importance of caring for those impacted...
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Seafarer Voices: Piracy on the High Seas
February 21, 2012
Seafarers like this ship’s engineer describe life during and after pirate attacks in a compilation of video interviews seeking to give voice to those held captive by pirates.
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More Hands on Deck for Piracy Study
December 16, 2011
Michael Stuart Garfinkle, PhD, Clinical Researcher for SCI’s Piracy Study, speaks confidentially with seafarers as part of the Institute’s leading investigation of piracy’s effect on seafarers....
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Casting Call for Piracy Feature Film
December 7, 2011
The crew and Captain Richard Phillips from the Maersk Alabama, hijacked by pirates near Somalia in 2009, are the subject of a new film starring Tom Hanks. RPM Casting in New Orleans contacted SCI...
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MV Blida Released by Somali Pirates
November 8, 2011
Crewmembers from the MV Blida, held hostage by Somali pirates for 10 months, returned to shore after their captors released them late last week. Family members and loved ones waited anxiously for...
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SCI meets with EU NAVFOR Leaders
August 30, 2011
SCI’s Douglas B. Stevenson sat down recently with members of EU NAVFOR, the organization responsible for coordinating an international military operation off the coast of Somalia to help deter,...
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