Phillip Belcher

IMPORTANT: NEW RULES AND RIGHTS FOR SEAFARERS Please share these updated rules for Seafarers on vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf. These new rules apply to all seafarers aboard ships covered by International Bargaining Forum (IBF) agreements.

UKMTO ADVISORY 001-26 Click here to view the full advisory⤵️ ukmto.org/-/media/ukmto/… #MaritimeSecurity #MarSec

Thanks all at EUNAVFOR Aspides and Atalanta. You protected a lot of seafarers.

From all of us at #OperationATALANTA 🇪🇺, we wish you a very Merry Christmas! 💫 📷: Our people deployed overseas and in the Operation Headquarters. #GoFurtherTogether

Every year, people mock this tree. But I love it anyway. It reminds us that if we stand together in tough times, we can overcome anything. Merry Christmas from my family to yours. 🎄✨

🗓️ 17 years ago Operation ATALANTA was launched. As part of the EU’s Integrated Approach to the Horn of Africa, EUNAVFOR ATALANTA remains firmly committed to its mandate and to maritime security in the Area of Operations. 📷 In the pictures, ATALANTA throughout the years.

Watch now - Silent Night: On the Frontline. A Christmas advert by the Royal Navy. #Christmas2025

INTERTANKO Releases Guidance to Help Seafarers Move into Shore-Based Roles mfame.guru/intertanko-lau…

Remembering the 15,000 Merchant Navy sailors who died in WW1 and the 29,000 during WW2. A huge and significant effort to keep Britain supplied and fed as well as also conducting many RN tasks.

🌊 Happy #WorldMaritimeDay! As we celebrate “Our Ocean, Our Obligation, Our Opportunity,” we reflect on how the maritime sector can reduce pollution, cut emissions & protect biodiversity. Tell us — how are you helping to protect the ocean? 💬🌍 #OceanProtection #OurOcean

Today on #MerchantNavyDay, we honour and remember the sacrifices made by seafarers. Over 90% of goods come to the UK by ship and our seafarers are the backbone of global trade. They are crucial to maintaining our way of life. They risk their lives daily for us ❤️❤️ ❤️ 🚢🚢🚢

Bravery Award for hero #seafarer who saved 12 lives at sea. Read the full story here: tinyurl.com/84cy8nmu #BraveryAtSea

As The Bahamas moves Forward, Upward, Onward, Together, so too does our maritime sector - driven by excellence, innovation, and global collaboration. Happy Independence Bahamas! 🎉🎆🇧🇸🎆🎉

The 2024 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea goes to Captain Avhilash Rawat & the crew of Marlin Luanda! They demonstrated extraordinary courage battling a fire caused by a missile. Honored with a medal & certificate in London! 🌊👏 #IMOAwards #BraveryAtSea

The 2024 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea also honors Captain Jorge Fernando Galaviz Fuentes & the crew of Pemex Maya! Nominated by Mexico, they displayed incredible courage & skill rescuing 6 shipwrecked individuals during a hurricane. 🌊👏#IMOAwards #BraveryAtSea

John Prescott – a one-of-a-kind seafarer, trade unionist and politician Today, we pay tribute to former merchant mariner, MP for Hull, deputy prime minister, and honorary Nautilus member John Prescott. A proud trade unionist, John was a tireless advocate for the UK shipping industry and the welfare of British seafarers and played a key role in advocating for jobs and training for maritime professionals. Nautilus general secretary Mark Dickinson said: ‘I had the privilege to work with John in the 1990s as he led the shadow transport team. Together with Joan Walley MP, the shadow shipping minister, we developed ‘Full Steam Ahead’, the Labour Party’s shipping policy, which went on to heavily influence the shape of government policy when Labour won a landslide in 1997. ‘John was a brilliant strategist, a force of nature, and so passionate about rejuvenating the UK shipping industry and jobs and training for UK seafarers. Without him we would not have had the Tonnage Tax or SMarT funding. We owe him our immense gratitude, and the Council of the Union awarded him Honorary Membership in 2001. He was a one-of-a-kind politician, who will be sadly missed.’ Our thoughts today are with his family and loved ones, especially his wife Pauline.

"It has already been a year without the release of the MV Galaxy Leader and its crew... I urge all parties to intensify efforts, to bring this deplorable situation to its rightful conclusion." @IMOSecGen told IMO Council. Full speech here: tinyurl.com/4ssvrm6u #RedSea

I am extremely concerned about the situation regarding tanker MV Sounion targeted while transiting the #RedSea. I continue to monitor the situation and call for an end to the illegal, cowardly and unjustifiable attacks on international shipping. tinyurl.com/33hfzc5t

The IMO 2024 Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea to go Captain and crew of the oil tanker Marlin Luanda; and the Captain and crew of the tugboat Pemex Maya. Full story: tinyurl.com/yj3mpkja

I am appalled and saddened at the latest attacks on seafarers in #RedSea, with one crew member currently unaccounted for. My video statement here.