Fourteen new names were added to the Wrangell Mariners' Memorial at Sunday's Blessing of the Fleet. Some are longtime fishermen who’ve passed on from natural causes. Others have more tragic stories.
On Sunday, the Southeast Alaska community of Wrangell revitalized the tradition by holding the ceremony in its newly completed Mariners’ Memorial.
“The blessing of the fleet is our collective hope, our collective prayers for those who ply our waters,” she said. “And so if you’ll follow along in your bulletin, it’s not just us who are calling out for these blessings. It’s all of our voices together.” Last year was the first year that friends and family could apply for plaques at the Mariners’ Memorial – 43 names were added to its walls. Some have an anchor next to the name, indicating a life lost at sea. Members of the board read the names and rang a ship’s bell for each.
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