Seafarer Stories – The Charity Auction

Life at sea is often described through routes, schedules, and cargo. Seafarer Stories turns the focus to the people behind them.

Presented by CFARER in collaboration with The Mission to Seafarers, this online charity auction features a selected collection of photographs from the series. Each image offers an honest and personal view of maritime life.

Explore the collection and bid on the image that stays with you. Funds raised will support The Mission to Seafarers and the photographers behind the images.

The auction opens during SMM and closes on 30 September 2026.

CFARER is a maritime software company with one clear purpose: Making Maritime Life Easier. As part of DNV, CFARER develops digital tools that help shipowners, ship managers, operators and crews reduce manual work across port calls and fleet operations. Its solutions are built on maritime experience and designed around the people who use them. Through Seafarer Stories, CFARER also brings attention to the people behind global shipping and the realities of life at sea.

The Mission to Seafarers is an international maritime charity supporting seafarers and their families when they need it most. Working in more than 200 ports across 50 countries, its chaplains, staff and volunteers provide practical, emotional and spiritual support to people of all ranks, nationalities and beliefs. From ship visits and transport to communication facilities, wellbeing programmes and a listening ear, the Mission helps seafarers facing isolation, hardship and crisis.