TRIBUTES have been paid to the victims of two ‘unprecedented and tragic events’ during a vigil at the Town Church on Wednesday evening.
The Dean of Jersey – the Very Rev Mike Keirle – said he hoped the service would offer ‘some solace’ to mourning Islanders.
He paid tribute to the victims of the Pier Road explosion and the three fishermen who died when their boat sank after colliding with Condor’s Commodore Goodwill.
The names of the 12 victims of the two tragedies were read out by Mr Keirle, with a candle lit for each of those Islanders to remember the ‘unprecedented and tragic events’.
‘It is difficult to find words that speak adequately all that has happened in Jersey last week,’ said Mr Keirle.
The Island’s Lieutenant-Governor, Vice-Admiral Jerry Kyd, praised the ‘extraordinary actions of emergency services as first responders’.
‘It must be some comfort when such dreadful incidents happen, they are always there for us,’ he added.
Vice-Admiral Kyd said Jersey had ‘rallied across the community’.
Addressing those who had received the ‘worst possible news’ over the last few days, Vice-Admiral Kyd said: ‘I want to say to you now – we are here for you. We will stand by you in the difficult days ahead.’
The names of the Islanders read out by Mr Keirle:
Michael Michieli
Larry Simyunn
Jervis Baligat
Peter Bowler
Raymond Brown
Romeu De Almeida
Louise De Almeida
Derek Ellis
Sylvia Ellis
Billy Marsden
Ken Ralph
Jane Ralph
