Submit a news report

This form is open to merchant navy officers, engineers, ratings and seafarers serving on ships anywhere in the world. Send us maritime news from your vessel, your port or your region and our editorial team will review it before it appears on the website.

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Your details

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Full name *

Service ID card number *

As printed on your seaman's / service identity card.

Email address *

Phone number (with country code) *

Social profile (optional)

Any one profile helps us confirm your identity if we need to.

Your report

Headline *

News report *

Minimum 120 characters. Please include dates, places and vessel or port names where you can. Separate paragraphs with a blank line.

Photographs (up to 3)

JPEG, PNG or WebP. Up to 6 MB each. Use photographs you took yourself.

I confirm this report is accurate to the best of my knowledge, that it is my own account, and that I have the right to share any photographs I have attached.

Reviewed by the PMRC editorial team before publication.