Английская Википедия: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 3-7858-0339-7
- 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
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)
