Seafarers’ monument to be unveiled in honour of lives lost at sea

A seafarers’ monument born out of a fishing tragedy in Union Hall that claimed five lives will be unveiled in the village this weekend.

The monument, which features a five tonne 18th century anchor discovered on the sea bed, is dedicated to lives lost at sea down through history, including the crew of the Tit Bonhomme, which sank on January 15.

The project, initiallyintended to be a flower garden, evolved into a seafarers’ monument during a massive search effort to recover skipper Michael Hayes and his crewmen, Kevin Kershaw 21, 35-year-old Wael Mohamed, 26-year-old Attaia Shaban and 22-year-old Saied Ali Eldin.