Deutsche Seemannsmission

The German Seamen's Mission (German: Deutsche Seemannsmission, DSM) is a Protestant organization centered in Germany that provides pastoral and social welfare services to commercial seafarers. It operates seafarers' centers in Germany and internationally, with full-time and voluntary workers. The Mission's offices are in Hamburg.[1]

It is a member of the International Christian Maritime Association.[2] As a Christian organization, it sees its work as the extension of neighborly love to seafarers regardless of religion and culture.[3] The German Seamen's Mission defines its mission as "support of seafarers' dignity" and its goal as the improvement of seafarers' living and working conditions.[3]

In response to COVID-19, the DSM was actively involved in advocating for[4] and providing[5][6] seafarer vaccinations and shore leave.[7]

Ports with German Seamen's Mission Presence

In Germany

International

Literature

  • Reinhard Freese: Geschichte der Deutschen Seemannsmission. Bielefeld 1991. ISBN 3-7858-0339-7
  • F. M. Harms: Die Geschichte der deutschen evangelischen Seemannsmission. Stettin 1909.
  • W. Thun: Werden und Wachsen der Deutschen Evangelischen Seemannsmission. Bremen/Hamburg 1959. (Online)

References

  1. ^ a b "Zentrale der Deutschen Seemannsmission zieht nach Hamburg". www.nordkirche.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  2. ^ "ICMA Members – ICMA". Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  3. ^ a b "Leitbild der Deutsche Seemannsmission" (PDF). dsmneu.seemannsmission.org. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  4. ^ a b NDR. "Seemannsmission will Impfungen für ausländische Seeleute". www.ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  5. ^ "Tag der Seefahrer: Impfkampagne für Seeleute mit positiver Bilanz". hamburg.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  6. ^ Geisslinger, Esther (March 2022). "Die den Hafen Impft: Corona-Schutz für Seeleute und Lotsen: Gemeinsam mit der Seemannsmission Kiel sorgt Arbeitsmedizinerin Bettina Gau für Sicherheit auf den Weltmeeren" (PDF). Schleswig-Holsteinisches Ärzteblatt. pp. 26–27. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  7. ^ "Shore Leave for Seafarers in COVID-19: Deutsche Seemannsmission Survey". The MARE Report. 2022-04-27. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  8. ^ "Hamburgs freundlichster Ankerplatz: 30 Jahre Seemannsclub „Duckdalben"". www.nordkirche.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  9. ^ "Deutsche Seemannsmission Kiel e.V. - Namen und Adressen". deutsche-seemannsmission-kiel.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  10. ^ "Sassnitz erhält wieder eine Seemannsmission". www.kirche-mv.de. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  11. ^ Ostsee-Zeitung (2019-08-21). "Mukran: Seemannsmission Sassnitz feiert 25. Geburtstag". www.ostsee-zeitung.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  12. ^ sko (2022-05-12). "Seemannsmission eröffnet eigenen Club | SHZ". shz.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  13. ^ "Seemannsmission: Ein Ankerplatz in Afrika – DW – 09.04.2010". dw.com (in German). Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  14. ^ "Seafarers' Missions in Singapore". Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  15. ^ "INTERNATIONAL LUTHERAN SEAFARERS' MISSION". Retrieved 2023-06-15.

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