Named Boaty McBoatface - in a nod to a public vote for the naming of a new polar research vessel - it has been created thanks to a partnership between the Sailors' Society and the tracking website MarineTraffic.
The virtual Boaty will be "docking" at locations including Cape Town in South Africa and Odessa in Ukraine, where the Sailors' Society has port chaplains and ship visitors available to support sailors affected by issues such as privacy, rough conditions at sea and loneliness.
Stuart Rivers, the Sailors' Society's Chief Executive Officer, said: "Although there is a fun element to Boaty, the message behind it is a more serious one.
Stuart added: "Seafarers make huge sacrifices to transport 90-per-cent of the world's goods; seeing the distance Boaty travels will highlight how they can face months of isolation."
Despite 'Boaty McBoatface' winning a vote earlier this year, 'RRS Sir David Attenborough' was instead chosen for the name of a new ship primarily used by the British Antarctic Survey.
It is estimated there are 1.5 million seafarers around the world, who can face challenging conditions and typically spend 270-consecutive days at sea away from their families.
Boaty McBoatface is one of several collaborations between the Sailors' Society and MarineTraffic in the last year, with the organisations joining forces to create two mobile phone apps.
The Ship Visitor app helps Sailors' Society personnel support seafarers, while the Wellness at Sea app helps sailors look after their own health, and deal with issues including fatigue, stress and poor mental health.
The Sailors' Society is warning such conditions affect sailors "on a daily basis" and "can be the difference between safe transit and a major incident."