You must be born as a seafarer to be ready for a sea mission

‘Day of the Seafarer’ is coming up soon. That day where we show seafarers our support and gratitude by shouting out loud that ‘Seafarers are Keyworkers'!
But this year, we thought we’d change the concept a little bit and instead call it ‘Week of the Seafarer’. Simply because we believe that seafarers deserve more than just a day to be acknowledged for their extraordinary and enormous effort and sacrifices during the corona pandemic. So, from Friday 19th of June and all the way to Thursday, June 25 on the real Day of the Seafarer, we are dedicating our platforms to pay tribute to seafarers who are experiencing extra-long voyages and are missing home and loved ones. And to all other seafarers who are simply awesome because they make the world move every day.

This is the voice of cook on board ESVAGT CASSIOPEIA, Sebastian Wnuk:

“Seafarers Are Key Workers because we produce (drilling), we transport (cargo), give joy and happiness (passenger vessel), save lives and protect (Stand By) and much more.

Our work is like a mission. We complete it away from families, in harsh conditions, in dangerous places. What more, we have to fight with all the difficulties, but often the biggest one of them all is our mind/ourselves. It may sound trivial, but YOU MUST BE BORN AS A SEAFARER TO BE READY FOR A SEA MISSION.

There are moments of weakness and happiness as well. We are like fighters. We must defeat problems brought to us each day and those hidden in our minds.
Being a seafarer is carrying service to places and people that need it. I'm honored to be one of them.

To my mind these words lie at the heart of SEAMAN'S LIFE AND WORK: TEAM, SAFETY, WISDOM, CONFIDENCE, SACRIFICE

We must be one TEAM with SAFETY as a priority and our acting/duty activity should be based on WISDOM and MUTUAL CONFIDENCE. SACRIFICE is a part of our work. Away from families and friends we make a service at sea day and night looking forward to reach home safely and in time."