On Christmas Eve at Dun Laoghaire's East Pier, the annual memorial was held by the crew of the Dun Laoghaire RNLI Lifeboat, and the Irish Coastguard for the lifeboat crew lost on Christmas Eve 1895 attempting to rescue the crew of the SS Palme – a Finnish/Russian sailing ship travelling from Liverpool to South America to import hardwood.
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The gathering was addressed by Fergal Keane of RTE who narrated the story of the disaster.
Rector Asa Bjork Olafsdottir O’Hanlon and Fr. Paddy Dundon conducted an ecumenical service.
There was a big attendance of RNLI and Irish Coastguard members and local people as well as Minister of State, Mary Mitchell O'Connor TD and Councillors Cormac Devlin and Barry Ward.