FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin The Mission to Seafarers’ Q2 2026 Seafarers Happiness Index has fallen to 6.87 out of 10, down from 7.18 in the first quarter, as mounting day-to-day pressures continue to weigh on a resilient but increasingly stretched global seafaring workforce. The latest findings suggest hopes of a recovery following a difficult start to the year have not materialised. Instead, the report points to a shift from acute disruption to chronic strain, with persistent operational and economic pressures becoming part of everyday life at sea. RelatedNews What makes a good ship? The role of social connection and crew camaraderie Snack smarter: Power up your day without the sugar crash var jnews_module_21379201_0_6a705bb8cdd66 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21379201","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"3060,3838,458,1200,528,3675,1545,1582,427,3314","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tabl