The Auckland International Seafarers Centre provides a welcoming space for international merchant navy crews to relax and unwind after long voyages and arduous schedules. Yesterday Dr Davies formally opened the Centre’s new premises in a building provided by the Auckland Harbour Board, and with funding from Maritime New Zealand. Dr Davies, who spent over two years as a cadet officer in the British Merchant Navy, observed in his speech “that seafarers, on whom we all depend to put food on our plates, cars on our roads, gas in those cars, most of the goods that fill our shops, have become invisible. Rarely seen, over the horizon, they are easy to ignore, invisible”.
To read Dr Davies' speech, go to this link Opening of the Auckland International Seafarers Centre.
To view images from the opening, go to this link Auckland International Seafarers Centre.
