Deutsche Seemannsmission

The German Seamen's Mission (German: Deutsche Seemannsmission, DSM) is a Protestant organization centered in Germany that provides pastoral and social welfare services to commercial seafarers. It operates seafarers' centers in Germany and internationally, with full-time and voluntary workers. The Mission's offices are in Hamburg. ^[1]

It is a member of the International Christian Maritime Association . ^[2] As a Christian organization, it sees its work as the extension of neighborly love to seafarers regardless of religion and culture. ^[3] The German Seamen's Mission defines its mission as "support of seafarers' dignity" and its goal as the improvement of seafarers' living and working conditions. ^[3]

In response to COVID-19, the DSM was actively involved in advocating for ^[4] and providing ^{[5] [6]} seafarer vaccinations and shore leave. ^[7]

Ports with German Seamen's Mission Presence

In Germany

• Hamburg (the Duckdalben International Seamen's Club) ^{[1] [8]}
• Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein ^[9]
• Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony ^[4]
• Sassnitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ^{[10] [11]}
• Glückstadt, Schleswig-Holstein ^[12]

International

• Douala, Cameroon ^[13]
• Singapore, in partnership with the International Lutheran Seafarers' Mission ^{[14] [15]}

Literature

• Reinhard Freese: Geschichte der Deutschen Seemannsmission. Bielefeld 1991. ISBN   978-3-7858-0339-4
• F. M. Harms: Die Geschichte der deutschen evangelischen Seemannsmission. Stettin 1909.
• W. Thun: Werden und Wachsen der Deutschen Evangelischen Seemannsmission. Bremen/Hamburg 1959. (Online)

References

1. "Zentrale der Deutschen Seemannsmission zieht nach Hamburg". www.nordkirche.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-06-15.
2. "ICMA Members – ICMA" . Retrieved 2023-06-15.
3. "Leitbild der Deutsche Seemannsmission" (PDF). dsmneu.seemannsmission.org. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
4. NDR. "Seemannsmission will Impfungen für ausländische Seeleute". www.ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-06-15.
5. "Tag der Seefahrer: Impfkampagne für Seeleute mit positiver Bilanz". hamburg.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-06-15.
6. Geisslinger, Esther (March 2022). "Die den Hafen Impft: Corona-Schutz für Seeleute und Lotsen: Gemeinsam mit der Seemannsmission Kiel sorgt Arbeitsmedizinerin Bettina Gau für Sicherheit auf den Weltmeeren" (PDF). Schleswig-Holsteinisches Ärzteblatt. pp. 26–27. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
7. "Shore Leave for Seafarers in COVID-19: Deutsche Seemannsmission Survey". The MARE Report. 2022-04-27. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
8. "Hamburgs freundlichster Ankerplatz: 30 Jahre Seemannsclub „Duckdalben"". www.nordkirche.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-06-15.
9. "Deutsche Seemannsmission Kiel e.V. - Namen und Adressen". deutsche-seemannsmission-kiel.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-06-15.
10. "Sassnitz erhält wieder eine Seemannsmission". www.kirche-mv.de. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
11. Ostsee-Zeitung (2019-08-21). "Mukran: Seemannsmission Sassnitz feiert 25. Geburtstag". www.ostsee-zeitung.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-06-15.
12. sko (2022-05-12). "Seemannsmission eröffnet eigenen Club | SHZ". shz.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-06-15.
13. "Seemannsmission: Ein Ankerplatz in Afrika – DW – 09.04.2010". dw.com (in German). Retrieved 2023-06-15.
14. "Seafarers' Missions in Singapore". Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). Retrieved 2023-06-15.
15. "INTERNATIONAL LUTHERAN SEAFARERS' MISSION" . Retrieved 2023-06-15.

External links

Commons: Deutsche Seemannsmission – collection of photos, video, and audio

• Deutsche Seemannsmission
• The International Christian Maritime Association (the ecumenical association of which the German Seamen's Mission is a founding member)