30 Sep 2004 -
World Maritime Day 30 September 2004

Campaign News and Updates:

• Ships worldwide sound the alarm tomorrow
  An unprecedented coalition that brings together everyone in the vast world shipping industry – from trade unions to ship owners and religious organisations – will tomorrow lobby the US and other governments to treat the world’s 1.25 million seafarers as partners in terrorism prevention, not potential criminals. Around the world ships’ sirens/whistles will sound at 12:00 to raise the alarm that innocent seafarers are being effectively detained on board ships by post 9/11 security measures that actually undermine the new security role given to them by recent UN legislation. On the same day, World Maritime Day, 30 September, delegations will engage with US Embassies and Consulates worldwide and related events will be held as part of a global effort to redress these injustices. more >>
   
• Shipping industry appeals to Colin Powell on seafarers’ shore leave
  Seafarers’ trade unions and shipowners’ organisations will join together on World Maritime Day tomorrow, 30 September, to highlight the denial of shore leave to seafarers that has been an unfortunate feature of post 9/11 security measures. more >>
   

• Seafarers and shippers sound the alarm in world’s ports
  The international shipping industry will sound an alarm that post 9/11 security measures are criminalising innocent seafarers when ships around the world sound their sirens/whistles at 12:00 local time on World Maritime Day, 30 September 2004, events are held (see below) and delegations of trade unionists, shipowners and chaplains deliver letters to US Ambassadors asking their government to allow fair shore leave to seafarers who may have spent months at sea more >>

• Shipping industry unites to back security and seafarers’ shore leave
  A worldwide coalition of seafarers’ trade unions and shipowners’ organisations will join together in September on World Maritime Day to back maritime security and the need to facilitate the provision of shore leave for seafarers more >>
  
   
• Description of current situation by serving British ship's officer more >>

• Description of current situation by another serving British ship's officer more >>

• Description of how current situation affects Indonesian seafarers more >>

• Description of how current situation affects Danish seafarers more >>

• Description of how current situation affects Canadian seafarers more >>

• Feature Story: ITF Inspector Branko Krznaric details Shore Leave problems in Slovenia more >>

Events:

World Maritime Day Contact persons and planned events more >>

Campaign Materials:

The following World Maritime Day campaign materials are available to download here:

• World Maritime Day poster
• Model letter to US Embassies
• Joint ECSA/ETF Letter to US Ambassador, Belgium
• Sample letter to US Embassy