92nd Annual Blessing of the Fleet is this Sunday – My Ballard

This weekend, Seattles fishing fleet will be honored in the 92nd annual Blessing of Fleet to mark the start of the 2020 fishing season.

The event, happening Sunday, March 8 at Fishermens Terminal, will bring together crews, friends, family, and the greater community to send the fishing fleet off with a ceremony and blessing from Pastor Elise Scot of Ballard First Lutheran Church.

Along with wishing them a good season and a safe return to their loved ones after a summer on the high seas, the blessing also remembers those who have lost their lives in this dangerous profession, the King County Council stated in a press release about the event. Since 1988, the Seattle Fishermens Memorial at Seattles Fishermens Terminal has served as a tribute to the lives of its women and men lost at sea. Last year, the Dutch Harbor-based Scandies Rose sunk off the coast of Kodiak. Five crew members perished, many of whom had connections to the Puget Sound region. Just two members survived the tragedy.

The ceremony will happen at 2pm sharp at the Central Plaza at Fishermens Terminal.

File photo of a previous years Blessing of the Fleet

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92nd Annual Blessing of the Fleet is this Sunday - My Ballard