The latest Seafarers Happiness Index (SHI) from The Mission to Seafarers reveal a significant downturn in seafarer wellbeing, raising concerns about worsening working and living conditions at sea after a period of encouraging improvement earlier this year. The average happiness level among seafarers fell to 7.05 out of 10 in the third quarter of 2025, a sharp decline from 7.54 in the previous quarter.
These results mark a widespread drop across nearly every aspect of life at sea, with only digital connectivity showing any improvement, and a reversal of the positive momentum seen in mid-2025. The data shows deterioration in key areas such as wages, health, training, food quality and workload management. According to the results, this downturn reflects systemic challenges that continue to undermine morale, safety, and retention across the global fleet.
Professional development recorded the steepest drop, indicating growing dissatisfaction with compliance-driven learning that often replaces genuine mentorship and skills transfer. Wages,
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