Seafarer?s center is a haven for visiting merchant sailors

Tighter post-Sept. 11 port security restrictions create challenges for a local nonprofit outreach program for visiting merchant sailors.

Sailors on ships entering the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore often have needs including clothing and other personal items, and the Baltimore International Seafarer?s Center in Locust Point looks to help them. But the center must work with port security authorities, who are focused on protecting the country.