International day of the Seafarer, 2024

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Today, 25th of June is the “International day of the Seafarer 2024”:

‘Grave threats’ abound on today’s International Day of the Seafarer - Splash247

António Guterres, the secretary-general of the United Nations, added his own thoughts on today’s seafarer celebration.
“Attacks on international shipping routes and acts of piracy are unacceptable. Ships and seafarers must not be held hostage and hijacked. Seafarers should not be collateral victims in wider geopolitical conflicts,” Guterres stressed.

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So much owed by so many to all seafarers - Splash247

Is this celebration getting the public fired up about how vital shipping is, and how pivotal the people onboard are? Sadly, a quick Google news search shows not. The message is seemingly struggling to escape our own maritime orbit. Alas, it is forever us talking about us to us.