Posted:
October 9, 2015
Vigil for the crew lost onboard the El Faro 1025LT 09 October 2015:
Vessel crew and mission personnel convened on the bow with the flag at half-mast.
Version of The Last Watch
No man has ever served at sea without knowing that each day could be his last and no one would even know where at sea he lay. No man served a day at sea without the knowledge that the ship he sailed might not survive to sail another day. But no man at sea let these fears overcome him. He knew his shipmates were beside him to help stand the watch, to plot the course, and to be the family and support we all need to meet and survive another day. They were his shipmates.
As each day ended, men at sea counted their blessings of a day well done, and to mark the end of their watch, they would toll the bell, the eternal mark of the passing of time at sea.
We honor our Shipmates as we toll the bell to mark the end of their final watch.
The Chief Mate then read the 33 names, residences and positions of those lost aboard the El Faro. The ship's bell was struck one time by the Bosun after the reading of each name.
You have completed your final watch, now rest in peace.
Captain Jeff Royer | MASTER, SS Pacific Tracker | TOTE Services
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From the Officers and Crew of Maersk Chicago:
Please pass on our sincerest condolences to the Families, Loved Ones and Friends of our Brothers and Sisters of El Faro.
Most of us had friends or former shipmates aboard. Several had sailed recently on Maersk Chicago. They will stay in our memories.
Shaun B. Hughes
Master, Maersk Chicago
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Myself, the Officers and Crew of the Liberty Grace would like to send our deepest sympathies and regrets to all those lost on the El Faro.
Petar Matesic
Master, Liberty Grace
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Our thoughts and prayers go to the families and friends of the brothers and sisters we lost on the El Faro. It was with great sadness that we learned of the search being suspended. Many of us on the Gianella are just learning the loss of our personal friends, our brothers and sisters. It seems that many here knew at least one of the crew aboard the El Faro. El Faro has made us face our own mortality. She has made us realize the need for our own safety protocols and the real dangers we face as sailors. To our brothers and sisters lost at sea, may they always be remembered!
John Merrone
Tributes from at sea
Vigil for the crew lost onboard the El Faro 1025LT 09 October 2015:
Vessel crew and mission personnel convened on the bow with the flag at half-mast.
Version of The Last Watch
No man has ever served at sea without knowing that each day could be his last and no one would even know where at sea he lay. No man served a day at sea without the knowledge that the ship he sailed might not survive to sail another day. But no man at sea let these fears overcome him. He knew his shipmates were beside him to help stand the watch, to plot the course, and to be the family and support we all need to meet and survive another day. They were his shipmates.
As each day ended, men at sea counted their blessings of a day well done, and to mark the end of their watch, they would toll the bell, the eternal mark of the passing of time at sea.
We honor our Shipmates as we toll the bell to mark the end of their final watch.
The Chief Mate then read the 33 names, residences and positions of those lost aboard the El Faro. The ship's bell was struck one time by the Bosun after the reading of each name.
You have completed your final watch, now rest in peace.
Captain Jeff Royer | MASTER, SS Pacific Tracker | TOTE Services
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From the Officers and Crew of Maersk Chicago:
Please pass on our sincerest condolences to the Families, Loved Ones and Friends of our Brothers and Sisters of El Faro.
Most of us had friends or former shipmates aboard. Several had sailed recently on Maersk Chicago. They will stay in our memories.
Shaun B. Hughes
Master, Maersk Chicago
--
Myself, the Officers and Crew of the Liberty Grace would like to send our deepest sympathies and regrets to all those lost on the El Faro.
Petar Matesic
Master, Liberty Grace
--
Our thoughts and prayers go to the families and friends of the brothers and sisters we lost on the El Faro. It was with great sadness that we learned of the search being suspended. Many of us on the Gianella are just learning the loss of our personal friends, our brothers and sisters. It seems that many here knew at least one of the crew aboard the El Faro. El Faro has made us face our own mortality. She has made us realize the need for our own safety protocols and the real dangers we face as sailors. To our brothers and sisters lost at sea, may they always be remembered!
John Merrone