Seafarer shore leave ‘in danger of extinction’, researchers warn

Seafarer shore leave ‘in danger of extinction’, researchers warn
Sandra Boga 2 April 2025

More than one-quarter of seafarers get zero shore leave

Shore leave is becoming progressively hard for seafarers, a report shows.

A collaboration between the ITF Seafarers’ Trust and the World Maritime University found that more than one-quarter of seafarers got no shore leave at all.

‘Isolated and frustrated’: Seafarers sound alarm at shore leave squeeze

The trust’s Shore Leave Survey, conducted between May and December last year, also showed that one-third got ashore only once or twice during their entire contract, based on an average of 6.6

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