Posted:
October 11, 2015
Spread across the globe, traversing waters of all depths and salinities, mariners stand behind one another in times of peace and times of sorrow. The terrible tragedy to befall the faithful crew of the El Faro will never be spoken easily as their memory shall remain strong with all of us, ashore and afloat. We have known their faces and sailed amongst them as brothers of the sea. With the utmost sorrow and respect, the entire crew of the MV National Glory sends our deepest condolences to the friends and families of the El Faro crew as long as the sea moves upon this Earth.
Captain John Dunaway
Master, MV National Glory
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From the Officers and Crew of the USNS SEAY:
We wish to express our sincere and heartfelt condolences to the families, friends and loved ones of the El Faro crew. We mourn with you the loss of our brothers and sisters of the seagoing community. Many of us knew or had worked with at least one of the El Faro crew in the past and feel a kinship to all those men and women who go down to the sea in ships. May they now rest in peace.
Captain Bruce W. Kreger
USNS SEAY
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Memorial Service for the 'El Faro' Crew
MV PELICAN STATE at Sea
Position Lat. 27-57.2N Lon. 091-07.3 W
October 10, 2015
Moment of Silence Please:
Lord be good to us, for the Sea is so wide and our Ship is so small, Amen
It is our honor as Fellow Shipmates and Friends of the Crew of the EL FARO to pay a respectful tribute to them. We honor their service in the US Merchant Marine. We stand together this day in support of each other as fellow shipmates and as friends. We all knew of someone from the vessel that was lost at sea and sank during Hurricane Joaquin on October 1st, 2015 off the Coast of Crooked Island in the Bahamas.
As we honor our Brother and Sister shipmates and friends we also extend sincere sympathy and prayers to the families and friends of crew on the EL FARO.
We know being part of the US Merchant Marine is very special and we are one big family on the many ships and vessels that ply the oceans of the world. Our shipmates and friends paid the ultimate sacrifice doing what they loved, just as we love it too. That is "Going to sea".
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. These 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 will honor our shipmates of the EL FARO as we toll the bell to mark the end of their final watch.
Read the names of the crew and riding gang and sound 1 bell as the names are read.
Well Done All, Well done. It was a great voyage and you have served your watch. We are proud to have served with you as part of the US Merchant Marine.
You have completed your final watch, now rest in peace.
With this wreath we ask the Good Lord to watch over your souls and to help your families and friends deal with this tragedy. All of you will be missed dearly but you will always remain in our hearts and on our minds.
God Bless the Crew of the EL FARO
The Seafarer's Prayer:
O God, I ask you to take me into your care and protection along with all who sail ships. Make me alert and wise in my duties. Make me faithful in the time of routine and prompt to decide and courageous to act in any time of crisis.
Protect me in the dangers and perils of the sea: and even in the storm, grant that there may be peace and calm within the heart. When I am far from home and far from loved ones and far from the country that I know, help me to be quite sure that, wherever I am, I can never drift beyond your love and care.
Take care of my loved ones in the days and weeks and months when I am separated from them, sometimes with half the world between them and me. Keep me true to them and keep them true to me, and every time that we have to part, bring us together in safety and loyalty again, this I ask for your Love's sake, AMEN.
God Bless and Be Safe
Tributes from at sea
Spread across the globe, traversing waters of all depths and salinities, mariners stand behind one another in times of peace and times of sorrow. The terrible tragedy to befall the faithful crew of the El Faro will never be spoken easily as their memory shall remain strong with all of us, ashore and afloat. We have known their faces and sailed amongst them as brothers of the sea. With the utmost sorrow and respect, the entire crew of the MV National Glory sends our deepest condolences to the friends and families of the El Faro crew as long as the sea moves upon this Earth.
Captain John Dunaway
Master, MV National Glory
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From the Officers and Crew of the USNS SEAY:
We wish to express our sincere and heartfelt condolences to the families, friends and loved ones of the El Faro crew. We mourn with you the loss of our brothers and sisters of the seagoing community. Many of us knew or had worked with at least one of the El Faro crew in the past and feel a kinship to all those men and women who go down to the sea in ships. May they now rest in peace.
Captain Bruce W. Kreger
USNS SEAY
--
Memorial Service for the 'El Faro' Crew
MV PELICAN STATE at Sea
Position Lat. 27-57.2N Lon. 091-07.3 W
October 10, 2015
Moment of Silence Please:
Lord be good to us, for the Sea is so wide and our Ship is so small, Amen
It is our honor as Fellow Shipmates and Friends of the Crew of the EL FARO to pay a respectful tribute to them. We honor their service in the US Merchant Marine. We stand together this day in support of each other as fellow shipmates and as friends. We all knew of someone from the vessel that was lost at sea and sank during Hurricane Joaquin on October 1st, 2015 off the Coast of Crooked Island in the Bahamas.
As we honor our Brother and Sister shipmates and friends we also extend sincere sympathy and prayers to the families and friends of crew on the EL FARO.
We know being part of the US Merchant Marine is very special and we are one big family on the many ships and vessels that ply the oceans of the world. Our shipmates and friends paid the ultimate sacrifice doing what they loved, just as we love it too. That is "Going to sea".
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. These 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 will honor our shipmates of the EL FARO as we toll the bell to mark the end of their final watch.
Read the names of the crew and riding gang and sound 1 bell as the names are read.
Well Done All, Well done. It was a great voyage and you have served your watch. We are proud to have served with you as part of the US Merchant Marine.
You have completed your final watch, now rest in peace.
With this wreath we ask the Good Lord to watch over your souls and to help your families and friends deal with this tragedy. All of you will be missed dearly but you will always remain in our hearts and on our minds.
God Bless the Crew of the EL FARO
The Seafarer's Prayer:
O God, I ask you to take me into your care and protection along with all who sail ships. Make me alert and wise in my duties. Make me faithful in the time of routine and prompt to decide and courageous to act in any time of crisis.
Protect me in the dangers and perils of the sea: and even in the storm, grant that there may be peace and calm within the heart. When I am far from home and far from loved ones and far from the country that I know, help me to be quite sure that, wherever I am, I can never drift beyond your love and care.
Take care of my loved ones in the days and weeks and months when I am separated from them, sometimes with half the world between them and me. Keep me true to them and keep them true to me, and every time that we have to part, bring us together in safety and loyalty again, this I ask for your Love's sake, AMEN.
God Bless and Be Safe