Post by Administrator on Sept 4, 2020 2:09:47 GMT
Seafarers recognised on Merchant Navy Day as pandemic highlights importance of maritime supply chains.
The significant and invaluable contribution merchant seafarers make to Australia’s economy and society, both during wartime and at peace, is being recognised today on Merchant Navy Day.
With more than 98 per cent of the nation’s imports and exports carried by sea, the COVID-19 crisis has highlighted once again how vital seafarers remain to Australia’s security and economic success.
During World War II, one-in-eight Australian merchant seafarers sacrificed their lives – a casualty rate higher than those suffered by any of the armed forces – in an effort to maintain supplies of goods and materials vital for the war effort.
Merchant Navy Day is commemorated each year to remember their sacrifice, marking the anniversary of the sinking of the first Allied merchant vessel during World War II, on 3 September 1939.
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The significant and invaluable contribution merchant seafarers make to Australia’s economy and society, both during wartime and at peace, is being recognised today on Merchant Navy Day.
With more than 98 per cent of the nation’s imports and exports carried by sea, the COVID-19 crisis has highlighted once again how vital seafarers remain to Australia’s security and economic success.
During World War II, one-in-eight Australian merchant seafarers sacrificed their lives – a casualty rate higher than those suffered by any of the armed forces – in an effort to maintain supplies of goods and materials vital for the war effort.
Merchant Navy Day is commemorated each year to remember their sacrifice, marking the anniversary of the sinking of the first Allied merchant vessel during World War II, on 3 September 1939.
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