Day of the Seafarer
25 June 2026 — Following the North Star! Happy Day of the Seafarer – fair winds to all!
The Day of the Seafarer is observed every year on 25 June, as designated by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a United Nations specialised agency. The decision was adopted at a conference in Manila in 2010, and the first observance took place in 2011. Its aim is to thank the people who work at sea and to highlight how important their work is. More than 80% of world trade by volume is carried by sea, so ships and their crews deliver food, fuel, medicine and countless other goods. Each year the IMO announces a new theme, and around the world people hold events, exhibitions and messages of thanks for seafarers. The link with the sky is ancient: for thousands of years sailors found their way by the Sun, the Moon and the stars. Polaris, the North Star, points roughly north in the Northern Hemisphere, and its height above the horizon indicates latitude. Navigation is now mostly satellite-based, but seafarers still learn celestial navigation, and the stars remain a symbol of the journey.
Flying across the sky: An ethereal, bluish-silver sailing boat made of luminous dots and fine lines, like a constellation gliding along the Milky Way
Sources
- Международна морска организация (IMO) – Day of the Seafarer
- Организация на обединените нации – Международни дни
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