Seafarer welfare in Russia
Centres, helplines, and rights routes for crew calling at ports in Russia. Welfare centres provide free transport, Wi-Fi, religious services, chaplaincy, and counselling. Helplines below are free and confidential.
In-country helplines
- Europe (Black Sea) · Mon–Sat
- Europe · Mon-Fri 9-18 MSK
- Global · 24/7💬 WhatsApp +44 7909 470732
- Global · 24/7 for emergencies
- Global · Online
- Global · Online
Global helplines (24/7)
Full directory at /help/helplines (123+ organisations).
Welfare centres (14)
- Mission to Seafarers NovorossiyskThe Mission to SeafarersSovetov 53, Novorossiyskchapelwelfare
- Vladivostok Seafarers' CentreRussian Seafarers' UnionKorabelnaya Naberezhnaya, Vladivostokwelfarechapel
- Mission to Seafarers St PetersburgThe Mission to Seafarerswifitransportchapelcounselling
- Mission to Seafarers MurmanskThe Mission to Seafarerswifitransportchapelcounselling
- Mission to Seafarers KaliningradThe Mission to Seafarerswifitransportchapelcounselling
- Mission to Seafarers NakhodkaThe Mission to Seafarerswifitransportchapelcounselling
- Mission to Seafarers VaninoThe Mission to Seafarerswifitransportchapelcounselling
- Mission to Seafarers MagadanThe Mission to Seafarerswifitransportchapelcounselling
- Mission to Seafarers Korsakov / SakhalinThe Mission to Seafarerswifitransportchapelcounselling
- Mission to Seafarers Petropavlovsk-KamchatskyThe Mission to Seafarerswifitransportchapelcounselling
- Russian Seafarers' Union — NovorossiyskRussian Seafarers' Unionwifitransportchapelcounselling
- Russian Seafarers' Union — VladivostokRussian Seafarers' Unionwifitransportchapelcounselling
- Russian Seafarers' Union — St PetersburgRussian Seafarers' Unionwifitransportchapelcounselling
- Russian Seafarers' Union — MurmanskRussian Seafarers' Unionwifitransportchapelcounselling
Top ports in Russia
- Abinsk (RUABK)
- Aksay (RUAKS)
- Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinskiy (RUSAK)
- Ambarchik (RUABC)
- Amderma (RUAMV)
- Amursk (RUAMU)
- Anadyr (RUDYR)
- Angarsk (RUAGK)
- Arkhangelsk (RUARH)
- Arman (Magadan) (RUARM)
- Astrakhan (RUASF)
- Azov (RUAZO)
And 247 more — see all Russia ports.
Your rights in port
- Shore leave — FAL Convention Std 3.44 + ILO C185.
- Medical care — TMAS, P&I cover, MLC Reg 4.1.
- Abandonment — MLC A2.5.2 financial security.
- Unpaid wages — evidence + ITF inspector + Notice of Intent to Arrest.
- PSC complaint — route via the local administration.
Welfare data is community-contributed and may be out of date. Tell us if a centre has closed, moved, or changed services.