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Literature
August 24, 2019

Book Review: The Outlaw Ocean

by Jason Zuidema

Ian Urbina, The Outlaw Ocean: Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier. New York: Alfred A. Knopf: 2019. xvi + 540. Based on a series of articles for the New York Times on crime and vulnerability at sea, Ian Urbina’s new book

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Literature
August 21, 2019

Morse and Marconi: Connecting with Seafarers

by David Reid

Photo: British Post Office engineers inspect Marconi's radio equipment during a demonstration on Flat Holm Island – near the port of Bristol, England, 13 May 1897. [British Post Office licensed under CC BY 3.0] By Rev. David Reid MA AFNI In 1836, the

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Print Magazine
August 20, 2019

The MARE Report: A Magazine for Seafarers’ Welfare Professionals 2019

by Jason Zuidema

This is the 2019 issue of the MARE Report Magazine. The MARE Report (MARE is the 'sea' in Latin) is a new magazine published by the North American Maritime Ministry Association to discuss issues affecting seafarers' welfare

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Chaplaincy
July 6, 2019

The Lighthouse: a friend of the mariner

by David Reid

(Image: East Quoddy Head Lighthouse, [Head Harbor Light since 1829.] Campobello Island, NB, Canada. Photo courtesy of Nicholas Nasobko). Lighthouses are the friend of the mariner, and they have a long history of service to seafarers. There are some 21,200 of

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Chaplaincy
June 25, 2019

Chaplaincy to Seafarers from a Sailboater’s Perspective

by Eric Phinney

Over the last year, NAMMA member Eric Phinney of the Saint John Seafarers’ Mission and his wife Val have been sailing in a sailboat called Tevah (the Hebrew word used for both Noah’s ark and Moses’ basket).  The trip gave

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Chaplaincy
June 11, 2019

“I know chaplains who are hurting”: Confronting Isolation

by Susan Huppert

By Susan Huppert, NAMMA Isolation goes viral The poet John Donne’s line, “no man is an island,” is not only great poetry, but a human reality: people need to be connected. Yet loneliness and isolation seep into our lives even in a

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Chaplaincy
May 31, 2019

Responding with Compassion to Those in Need: Archbishop Hiltz on Mission to Seafarers

by Jason Zuidema

During the most recent Missions to Seafarers Canada regional meeting in Thunder Bay, Jason Zuidema of The MARE Report had a chance to sit down with The Most Rev. Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada and liaison

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Programs
May 16, 2019

Gamification in Online Learning: MARE Training’s Approach

by Kevin Walker

by Kevin Walker, NAMMA MARE Training A top priority of the developing strategic plan for NAMMA is the focus on training to attract and retain people in seafarers' ministry.  This continues a trend developed in the last few years: NAMMA has prioritized

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Literature
May 3, 2019

Book Review: Dreaming of a Better Life

by Jason Zuidema

Stefan F. Lindberg and Lennart Johnsson. Dreaming of a Better Life: Humans as Commodities. Stockholm: Wall & Vivien, 2017. This book is a collection of stories and photos of migrant workers around the world, intended to humanize the workers and help

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Advocacy
May 3, 2019

MLC: Mixed blessings for seafarers

by Carolyn Graham

by Carolyn Graham, PhD and Captain Kunal Narayan, MSc   The International Labour Organization (ILO) is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2019, and with good reason.  Like a storm-tossed ship, it has weathered many internal and external adversities, some so great that its

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About The MARE Report

The MARE Report is a magazine for seafarers’ welfare professionals published by the North American Maritime Ministry Association.

Publisher and Editor: Dr. Jason Zuidema

All content copyright NAMMA unless otherwise noted.

The Mare Report

The full print versions of The MARE Report can be found here.

Contact: executivedirector@namma.org