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Colleen Maguire reads the names of all eight ships lost to the Great Storm of November
1913 during the 95th annual Mariners' Service at Knox Presbyterian. Right, The
Goderich Harbouraires perform a set for those in attendance.
Mariners' Service honours
sailors lost during Storm
Gerard Crease
signal -star staff
Thirteen tolls of a ship's bell pealed through
Knox Presbyterian Church Feb. 22 for the
ships and the sailors that never came back
from the Great Storm of November 1913.
"Where are we now, where will we be?
There is no mercy on this sea," sang the con-
gregation. The name of the hymn - The Storm
is Strong, We Face the Wind.
On Sunday, Feb. 22, people of all denomi-
nations weathered the stormy conditions to
commemorate those who fell victim to them
95 years ago on the Great Lakes at the annual
Goderich and District Mariners' Service.
Eight ships sank on Lake Huron during the
stdrm, while 19 were lost in total on the lakes.
The service honoured not only those who
died during the Great Storm, but all sailors
who have lost their lives on Lake Huron, rec-
reational or commercial.
In his sermon, guest Reverend Robert Royal
noted sometimes life, like the Great Storm,
gets out of control and it's only by God's grace
that one can weather the storm.
The service was preceeded with a video
documenting the 1913 storm, and a special
presentation of a Great Lakes fleets colour
identification guide was made in memory of
Ben Botz.
Botz assisted with the Mariners' Service for
many years, as well as volunteered at the Ma-
rine Museum.
The guide will hang in the church's
narthex.
After the service, guests had the opportu-
nity to peruse numerous displays of the Great
Storm in the church gymnasium, including
five model ships built by the late Jack Finegan
on loan from the Goderich Legion.
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