Seafarer's Social Service Oldenburg is the name of the latest support and counselling service offered by the Humanist Association. A team of volunteers looks after seafarers from all over the world at the inland harbour in Lower Saxony.
When people go to sea for work, it usually has little to do with the romance of a cruise and a relaxing holiday under palm trees. No, work at sea is hard, full of privation, often monotonous and even more often shockingly poorly paid. Going to sea means constantly roaring diesel engines, small cabins and a life confined to a few square metres on and in steel hulks for months on end.
Social contacts? Hardly any. It is common for ship crews to form communities of convenience, many withdraw, and only a few make friends. In this respect, seafarers work under extreme conditions, which have become even more acute during the coronavirus pandemic. Axel Kittel knows this too.
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