B G Sloan
Captain Brian Sloan joined the British Navy (RFA service) in 1976 and qualified as a Master Mariner in 1987. He saw action in the Falklands war '82 and First Gulf War '90-91. He helped with the aftermath of hurricane Gilbert '88 and Hugh '89 whilestationed in the Caribbean on UK/US anti-drug smuggling operations. His last naval job was 3 months on Operation Haven, taking Aid to the Kurds in southern Turkey in spring of '91.
He and his family joined the charity Mercy Ships in September 1991 and after their initial missionary training in Uganda and Kenya, lived onboard the 12,000 tonnes hospital ship "m/v Anastasis". Brian served as chief officer, then captain from 1996. In 1999, Brian became the first captain of what would be renamed "m/v Africa Mercy", a 16,500 tonnes replacement for Anastasis.
From 2003, Brian started pioneering ship-equipped ministries in the Amazon, Lake Tanganyika and the Mediterranean. Focusing initially on medical relief and aid delivery, then later mainly training the next generation of YWAM mariners. He became Principal of YWAM Maritime Academy in 2018, pioneering marine training internationally.
He is an Associate Fellow of the Nautical Institute and was made a Freeman of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners in 2022 and given the Freedom of the City of London in 2023.
He married Anne in 1980, and they have two sons and six grandchildren. Studying the history of the many places he visits has been a lifelong interest.
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