Congresswoman Chellie Pingree and her colleagues held a moment of silence on the House Floor today to honor the crew of the El Faro. Pingree and 9 other Members of Congress from states that had crew aboard the ship stood in silence in the well of the U.S. House of Representatives today.
Afterwards, Pingree spoke on the House floor to recognize the crew. The text of her remarks is below.
Mr. Speaker,
It's with great sadness that I am here today to honor the memory of the crew of El Faro, lost in a hurricane in the Bahamas last week.
Four people from my state of Maine were aboard the El Faro: Michael Holland of North Wilton, Dylan Meklin of Rockland, Danielle Randolph of Rockland, and the captain—a man of great experience--Mike Davidson of Windham.
In Maine we have a strong connection to those who make their living on the water and we know the risks they take every time they go to sea.
But in no way does that make a tragedy like this any less painful. It is difficult for me to know what thefamilies of the crew are going through, and have been going through—but they are in my thoughts and the thoughts of everyone in our state.
I want to thank the Coast Guard, Navy and Air Force for their around-the-clock efforts during what were often dangerous conditions. And although I wish the results had been different, we owe those men and women a debt of gratitude for risking their lives to try and find the crew of El Faro.
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