Masterly donation…

Jimmy, one of our fully trained and equipped volunteer Ship Visitors
visited a large tanker at North Tees, where, as usual, he spent time with the Crew who are all from India, and provided news, transport to town and pre-paid phone cards, all of which make life for the crewmembers a little bit easier. The ship is a regular visitor to the port, so Jimmy is on first name terms with many of the seafarers and is treated as a personal friend. On this occasion, a new Captain (Master) had just joined the ship and he expressed his thanks for all that Jimmy was doing. He offered to reward him in some way but Jimmy, an experienced Ship visitor of some six years, politely refused. When the Captain insisted, Jimmy diplomatically suggested that he could, if he wished, make a donation to the Coast to Coast Walk Fund. This he did, and the fund has now grown by a further £20 as a result. Many thanks Captain, and of course to Jimmy and all our volunteers around the country for the invaluable work they do on behalf of AOS for seafarers.

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