Author: MSAteam

We are pleased to say the Viking Maritime Group are sponsors for this year’s Yacht Needs Crew Party in Antibes!

When? Friday 20th September at 6.30pm
Where? Bastion St Jaume Terraces, Port Vauban, Antibes (close to the I.Y.C.A quay and up where the letter statue is located)

Come and join the Viking Crew & Maritime Skills Academy team for fresh pizza and a BBQ cooked on-site – there will be local beers and delicious wines available provided by Colgan’s Brewery and VSF Group, accompanied by world-class DJ’s and musicians supplied by GF Entertainment.

Rebecca Adams and Lien Eggermont, Senior Yacht Placement Consultants at Viking Crew will be in attendance – if you would like to arrange a meeting, please call/email on +44 (0)7872 839 366 / RebeccaA@vikingcrew.com or LienE@vikingcrew.com

During the event the Viking Maritime Group will be announcing a brand new promotional offer – make sure you don’t miss out!

Let us know if you are interested in attending by the hitting the ‘interested’ or ‘going’ buttons via the Yacht Needs Facebook page and join us for an evening of good music, smashing food, fine wine and beer, great company and dance the night away at the beach themed crew party. We are looking forward to seeing you all there!

Please note that this is a crew only event and not open to public. There will be security at the entrance.

Since 2000, Merchant Navy Day on 3rd September has honoured the brave men and women who kept our ‘island nation’ afloat during both World Wars, and celebrated our dependence on modern day merchant seafarers who are responsible for 95% of the UK’s imports, including half the food we eat, plenty of the fuel we burn and virtually all the products and goods we take for granted!

For the fifth year running, Seafarers UK is campaigning for the Red Ensign – the UK Merchant Navy’s official flag – to be flown on 3rd September on civic buildings and landmark flagpoles across the UK. Parish, community, town, city, district and borough councils are all invited to take part, along with higher-tier local authorities and governments.

There are many locations where the Red Ensign can be freely flown ashore – civic centres, town halls, public libraries, village greens, churches, sports venues, historic buildings, tourist attractions, ports, etc.

This year hundreds of local flag-hoisting ceremonies will be organised, involving VIPs, civic dignitaries, Merchant Navy veterans, naval cadets, etc. A message of support from HRH The Earl of Wessex is available to be read out at participating locations ‘to remember the sacrifices, salute the courage and support the future of the often unsung personnel of our Merchant Navy.’

In 2019 our target is for the Red Ensign to be flown ashore at more than one thousand locations across the UK. As Merchant Navy Day on 3rd September falls on a Tuesday, we are encouraging participants to fly the flag for the whole week! Flag-hoisting ceremonies can be organised for any date, including on the preceding weekend.

Here at Viking Maritime Group we are proud to be flying the Red Ensign today for #MerchantNavyDay acknowledging seafarers contributions past and present.

This year’s Maritime Safety Week event takes place from Monday 4th – 8th July 2022.

The maritime industry and marine environment as a whole poses many dangers and it is vital that people are not only aware of these impending risks but that they also have the knowledge and skills to use and enjoy the water safely.

That is why this week is so important as it produces awareness and highlights the excellent safety work that currently goes on in the Maritime Sector.

Here at the Maritime Skills Academy we help the industry by delivering a new level of marine training, ensuring all delegates are ready to face the seas safely.

The Maritime Safety Action Plan, launched by the Department for Transport highlights the critical maritime safety work done by the government to keep people safe on and around the water. It also sets out a number of actions to achieve ambitious safety targets.

For more details please click here.