Record numbers from Indian subcontinent for Sailors’ Society conference
(Posted on 22/09/25)
More than 4000 cadets, trainees and ratings from the Indian subcontinent took part in the first of Sailors’ Society’s 2025 Wellness at Sea Conferences - ‘Safe, seen and supported – seafaring in a changing world’.
This is the fifth year that the global maritime charity is hosting these unique virtual events that see tens of thousands of attendees across four regional conferences.
This year, the highly acclaimed conferences are looking at the impact of connectivity and how those new to life at sea can navigate both the positive and negative sides of social media. They are also addressing the subject of bullying and harassment.
Attendees were full of praise for the event, with one Indian cadet commenting: “It's inspiring to see such selfless efforts being made to support cadets, ratings, and trainees. Thank you for reminding us that seafarers are never alone on this journey.”
Another said: “Thank you, Sailors' Society, for providing the opportunity to attend your Wellness at Sea 2025 session. I learnt many things from this conference to deal with different situations.”
Sailors’ Society CEO, Sara Baade, said: “We are delighted to see so many of the next generation of seafarers benefiting from this annual event. We aim to complement their training curriculum with a toolkit that will help them live their best life at sea.”
The conferences have contributions from Human Rights at Sea International; Maritime Clinical Psychotherapist, Dr Charles Watkins; Holistic Maritime Doctor and Telemedicine Manager, Monique Rizza Mendoza and social media influencers Arpit Gupta (Sailor Lens) and Heather Enness (mummyatsea).
The event also featured industry panellists Captain Shashank Jahagirdar from MTM Ship Management, Pritam Nihalani from Seaspan and Jacob Damgaard from Britannia P&I.
For the second year running, India’s Director of Shipping, Shri Shyam Jagannathan, introduced the event.
The Director General said: “I am grateful to Sailors’ Society for conducting this global outreach on wellness for seafarers.” He went on to tell those attending that they were joining a “challenging career” and that “tomorrow they will be key workers”.
The 2025 Wellness at Sea Conferences for cadets, ratings and trainees are sponsored by Seaspan and Britannia P&I and funded by the TK Foundation.?
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