North America's Largest, Most Comprehensive Seafarer & Mariner Service Agency: Pastoral Care, Crisis Response, Training, Advocacy.| Seamen's Church Institute
SCI Chaplains Minister to Mexican Cadets and Crew After Tragedy After the tragic allision of the ARM Cuauhtémoc with the Brooklyn Bridge on May 17, 2025, the Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI), with coordination of the US Coast Guard and GMD Shipyard in Brooklyn Shipyard, reached out to the vessel to offer support. SCI Chaplains Michelle […]| Seamen's Church Institute
Michelle McWilliams —Chaplain, International Seafarers’ Center, Port of New York & New Jersey From the June Quarterly Activity Report I was surprised to see Aarav again after two months, but this time on a different vessel. He explained that he had been called in for an emergency stint on his previous ship for two months […]| Seamen's Church Institute
The Rev. Dr. Bill Allport, Chaplain, International Seafarers’ Center, Port of New York & New Jersey From the June Quarterly Activity Report A recent weekend maritime incident involved the capsizing of a recreational vessel in a southern coastal river channel that resulted in multiple fatalities. A nearby tugboat crew responded immediately after a deckhand exited […]| Seamen's Church Institute
The Rev. James Kollin — Chaplain, International Seafarers’ Center, Port of New York & New Jersey From the June Quarterly Activity Report I had the privilege of assisting a New York-based family in reuniting, albeit briefly, with their cousin, a seafarer whose ship was calling at Port Newark. The family shared that despite several trips […]| Seamen's Church Institute
The Rev. Geoffrey Davis — Chaplain, Ministry on the River, Lower Mississippi & Gulf Coast Region From the June 2025 Quarterly Activity Report As a mariner, the arrival of spring marked the beginning of painting season onboard vessels. I remember it well from my own time as a mariner. Painting was a shared task; familiar, […]| Seamen's Church Institute
Precision Meets Purpose with SCI’s Maritime Simulator Training SCI’s Center for Maritime Education recently welcomed the “M/V Eagle Vellore”, a custom-built VLCC ship model, to our Houston simulation facility. Developed in collaboration with the Maritime Simulation and Resource Centre (MSRC) in Quebec, this high-fidelity simulation is slated to support training for AET’s Ship-to-Ship Lightering Mooring […]| Seamen's Church Institute