Jagdish comes home
The videos below show how our crisis response teams were able to support seafarers on the MV Seaman Guard Ohio during a traumatic ordeal and also how we supported their families during this difficult time. Hopefully this will inspire confidence to trust us to help should you and your family ever find yourselves in a tough situation.
The Seaman Guard Ohio story – Sailors’ Society’s crisis team in action
Cycle 2
How to cope when life spirals out of control
The world we currently live in is a very strange place. As a seafarer, you have a lot on your plate … In recent times, you were not only faced with a pandemic which saw seafarers being stuck on vessels, but also with fears of possible piracy attacks, criminalisation of seafarers and most of all, worries over your family and their health and safety.
What happens when life spirals out of control?
From time to time an event or series of events can leave us feeling depleted and overwhelmed – a sudden illness, an accident, a pandemic, an attack on your vessel or natural disaster. Events like this can turn into a scenario where you feel helpless and anxious and where there is a risk of harm or danger to yourself or others. This is the time to reach out for support.
Immediately after such an event it is common for people to feel shocked, or numb, or unable to accept what has happened. You may also be in denial – acting as if the event never occurred. Because you are so unique, you will react in a unique way. You will go through your own process to get to grips with what has happened. In this time, it is normal to experience mixed feelings. Being scared, feeling powerless, angry, guilty, sad or even ashamed and embarrassed – these are all normal. Physically you may struggle to sleep, have night terrors, headaches, changes in appetite, fatigue and more. Remember, it is not you that is abnormal – it is the situations you were exposed to that are abnormal. We want to invite you to: Reach out! We want to assure you: YOU ARE NOT ALONE!
