The Society was founded in 1982 as a self-financing charitable organization and is in its 23rd year of operation, caring for seafarers visiting the Bahrain ports. The Society was founded to provide voluntary service and welfare assistance to all Merchant seafarers calling at all ports in Bahrain.
The objective is to assist seafarers with any problems they may have, to make their short visits to Bahrain as enjoyable as possible and to provide respite from the rigors and stress of seaborne life.