ANGLE played its part in the Mission to Seafarers’ (MTS) Sea Sunday campaign which kicked off on Sunday, July 13.

The campaign saw hundreds of church congregations around the world come together to highlight the tragic plight of abandoned seafarers suffering in maritime ports.

Steve Traynar, chaplain to the Mission to Seafarers at Milford Haven, gave a short talk during a special event at the Seamen’s Chapel behind Angle Church.

The chapel was built in 1447 by Edward de Shirburn, a Knight of Nangle.

The annual Sea Sunday service was led by Rev Geoffrey Howells and Steve Traynor.

Visitors were then able to visit Angle Lifeboat Station where there was a guided tour of the lifeboat, followed by refreshments.

Sea Sunday is held all over the world by the MtS in every continent, with services of thanksgiving and prayer to remember the hard work seafarers undertake for British people - they bring 90 per cent of all imported goods to these shores by ship all year round.

MtS has witnessed some extraordinary cases of abandoned vessels in the last year, which caused untold misery and distress, with ships’ crews being left penniless in port, and lacking water, fuel and basic food supplies.

MtS provides essential emergency support to those seafarers who become the innocent victims of bankrupt shipowners and who can be stranded for months while long legal battles are fought to recoup costs and sort out the bills, which can run into the millions.

For more information go to www.seasunday.org.