Our Impact in Numbers:
In 2023 we carried out 5,758 ship visits in the UK
126,676
seafarers and fishers supported in the UK
22
chaplains visiting UK ports day and night
87
ports across the UK served by our chaplains
2,360
Stella Maris faith magazines provided in UK ports
1,368
ships provided with phone /internet cards for seafarers in UK ports
36
Masses celebrated onboard ships in UK ports
1,895
ships in UK ports provided with gifts
39
grants disbursed through our Centenary Emergency Fund
336
ships in UK ports provided with free WiFi for seafarers to contact home
Our global network in 2023
More than
1,000 chaplains and volunteers
around the globe
Based in
353
ports in 57 countries
Active in
57 Countries
Download our Annual Review to read about how we made a difference in 2023.
Bep was at sea when his triplets were born early and rushed to intensive care. Medical bills were financially crippling the family, but with help from the Stella Maris welfare fund Bep was able to pay the hospital bills.
“Thank you for letting these boys be with us. Our home has a huge Joy always. Thank you to Stella Maris everyday…We love you…GOD BLESS“
– Sheila Mae, Bep’s wife
Read Bep’s Story >
See our support in action
Supporting Fishermen in South Africa
More than 40 million people are in some form of slavery today according to the International Labour Organisation, including more
Human Rights Abuses
In June 2018 Nicholas Barends, the Stella Maris South Africa national director, found a letter on his office desk from
Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea
Following a pirate attack on a cargo ship in the Gulf of Guinea, the P&I club contacted our London office