Helplines

32 organisations.

Organisation	Region	Phone	WhatsApp	Hours	Topics
ISWAN SeafarerHelp	Global	+44 800 012 1004	+44 7909 470732	24/7	abandonment, wages, mental-health, harassment, medical, general
ITF Seafarers	Global	+44 20 7403 2733	—	24/7 for emergencies	wages, abandonment, legal, harassment
ITF Inspectorate — Find your nearest inspector	Global	—	—	Varies by port	wages, abandonment, legal
Sailors' Society	Global	+44 23 8051 5950	—	24/7 crisis line	mental-health, general, medical
The Mission to Seafarers	Global	+44 20 7248 5202	+44 7779 018175	CrewHelp 24/7	general, mental-health
Stella Maris (Apostleship of the Sea)	Global	+44 207 901 1931	+44 7732 469783	24/7 emergency line	general, medical, mental-health
IMB Piracy Reporting Centre	Global	+60 3 2031 0014	—	24/7	piracy
ILO MLC Complaints	Global	+41 22 799 7501	—	Office hours (CET)	wages, abandonment, legal, harassment
Nautilus International	UK/NL/CH	+44 20 8989 6677	—	Office hours	wages, legal
AMOSUP (Philippines)	Asia-Pacific	+63 2 8527 8491	—	Office hours	wages, legal, medical
DMW / OWWA (Philippines) — Seafarer welfare desk	Asia-Pacific	+63 2 8721 8532	—	Office hours	wages, abandonment, legal
NUSI (India)	Asia-Pacific	+91 22 2261 2822	—	Office hours	wages, legal
MUI (India)	Asia-Pacific	+91 22 2413 2500	—	Office hours	wages, legal
KPI — Kesatuan Pelaut Indonesia (Indonesian Seafarers Union)	Asia-Pacific	+62 21 4210983	—	Office hours	wages, legal
Maritime Transport Workers' Trade Union of Ukraine	Europe	+380 48 728 2929	—	Office hours	wages, legal
Bangladesh Seafarers Welfare Organisation	Asia-Pacific	+880 31 710 580	—	Office hours	wages, general
NAMMA — North American Maritime Ministry Association	Americas	+1 414 446 0800	—	Office hours	general, mental-health
Pakistan Merchant Navy Officers Association	Asia-Pacific	+92 21 3562 4621	—	Office hours	wages, legal
Deutsche Seemannsmission	Europe	+49 421 163 87-0	—	Office hours	general, mental-health
Sri Lanka Director General of Merchant Shipping — welfare desk	Asia-Pacific	+94 11 258 7215	—	Office hours	abandonment, wages, legal
ICMA — International Christian Maritime Association	Global	—	—	Office hours	general
Myanmar Maritime Workers Federation	Asia-Pacific	—	—	Office hours	wages, legal
Seafarers' Rights International	Global	+44 20 7253 0161	—	Office hours	legal, wages, harassment
SINDMAR (Brazil) — Sindicato Nacional dos Oficiais da Marinha Mercante	Americas	+55 21 2253 4343	—	Office hours	wages, legal, harassment
Human Rights at Sea	Global	+44 23 9431 6113	—	Office hours	harassment, legal
Panama Canal Seafarer Welfare Desk	Americas	+507 272 6710	—	Office hours	general, abandonment
IMO/ILO Database of Abandonment of Seafarers	Global	—	—	Online	abandonment
Apostleship of the Sea — USA (Stella Maris USA)	Americas	+1 202 541 3035	—	Office hours	general, mental-health
Samaritans (UK suicide helpline — takes international calls)	Global	116 123 (UK) / +44 330 094 5717	—	24/7	mental-health
Stella Maris Australia (Apostleship of the Sea)	Asia-Pacific	+61 7 3864 2261	—	Office hours	general, mental-health
Find A Helpline	Global	—	—	Online	mental-health
Mariners' Club Hong Kong (Stella Maris + MtS)	Asia-Pacific	+852 2368 8261	—	24/7 front desk	general, mental-health