Nautilus International, the officer’s trade union, says it has put aside its political neutrality to back the campaign for the UK to remain in Europe.

At the recent meeting of its council it was agreed “that the best interests of the maritime profession and the shipping industry would be secured by the UK remaining in the Eropean Union”.

The union, which represents maritime professionals in the UK, Netherlands and Switzerland, confirmed that “on balance, UK maritime workers are better in Europe than out”.

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