Reasons why what happens to sea transport and seafarers is important to us

The sea accounts for a large portion of the transportation of the goods we need Source: Image by World Bank Photo CollectionCreative Commons

Maritime security and safety and the role of seafarers are crucial to the comfort and well-being of landlubbers. So every June 25 the United Nations celebrates the International Day of the Seafarer.

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Kasta Rosyada has just completed her Masters in Maritime Security at the Indonesian Defence University.  She explains to Sri Dean the most important issues that relate to maritime safety, maritime security and the welfare of seafarers in the face of the pandemic.

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An idyllic view but some seafarers have been just continuously stuck at sea during the pandemic Source: Photo by JohanSurya/Creative Commons