Updated: Patrol boat explosion tragedy recalled

Marcel Avellino

Sep 8th 2009, 18:33

Why do we have to include politics in everything we do or say? These people died to protect us. One of those who died, Saviour Muscat (Salvu) happended to be was my neighbour and all I can say about him is that he wastruly a respectable man and a friend. Sadly I only had the opporunity to know him for only a few years because his life ended short. REST IN PEACE friend/s.

Tonio Magro

Sep 8th 2009, 13:11

J Farrugia ...Tidher Li Ma Missitekx Tragedja Bhal Din..X Ghandu X Jaqsam Il Politika? Dakinhar Fenech Adami U Mintoff Imxew Spalla Ma Spalla...

Nikhail Karl Spiteri

Sep 8th 2009, 11:07

Nixtieq nirringrazja lil Forzi Armati ta' Malta tal-Munument b gieh dawk li mietu fl-ispulzjioni tal C23 25 sena ilu , fejn ghandna naprezzghu iktar ix-xoghol li jaghmlu s-suldati .Well done

Nirringrazja it-team kollu li hadem biex din ic-cerimonja setghet tkun success

Joseph Tonna

Sep 8th 2009, 08:18

@ Adrian Cordina
(Jista' xi hadd jghidli jekk dan il-monument hux miftuh ghall-pubbliku)

Dak il-monument qijed gewwa il-bazi Marittima u l-familjari taghhom biss ghandom access ghalih, pero ghandi nifhem li jekk titlob permess biex tidhol tarah mhux ser jajdulek le.

P. Farrugia

Sep 8th 2009, 07:29

Rest in peace my dear cousin Anthony, you and the rest of your shipmates on the C23. I will never forget you. Always quiet and smiling, always there to give a hand. I lost a true friend and a family member that day. Although I have no grave to visit you on, you're always in my heart and thoughts. Till we meet again,

Your cousin Patrick.

victor pulis

Sep 7th 2009, 20:43

Precisely my point in my first comment. The inquest tried to find out how the material exploded but did not investigate why the explosives were stored on the deck of the patrol boat . Normally these dangerous cargoes were put on rafts and towed behind the patrol boat at a safe distance. Who gave the orders that day?

Joseph Attard

Sep 7th 2009, 19:27

Martin, some components might react to water. The only 'safe' method would have been to tow the explosives on a barge. It is very sad that 7 people had to die because of someone else irresponsible and illegal behavior.

martin saliba

Sep 7th 2009, 18:22

I ask again the same question of 25 years ago. If the explosives were to be destroyed why were they not saturated in water before being loaded on ther boat ?

R Curmi

Sep 7th 2009, 17:59

@J Farrugia Kumment banali. Il- mistrieh ta dejjem ghal dawk li tilfu hajithom f'din it tragedja

J Abela

Sep 7th 2009, 16:51

@ J Farrugia


Kemm int vojt u kemm ma tafx turi rispett, jekk xejn lil mejtin u lil qraba taghhom. Imissek verament tisthi li f'mument bhal dan iddahhal il-politika. Ghandek fil-video ragel adult b'tarbija fuqu jibki u tigi int u ddahhal il-politika partigjana.

marisa zammit

Sep 7th 2009, 16:42

How dare you Mr. Farrugia write those words shame on you , one of them was my cousin you really hurt me ,as far as i know politics and accidents dont go together. That was a tragic accident .I still remember what we went trough.May God give them eternal rest .I still miss you dear cousin Joseph.

Adrian Cordina

Sep 7th 2009, 16:05

Kienet x'kienet il-kawza ta' l-ispluzjoni, Alla biss jaf u forsi hadd qatt ma jsir jaf il-verita'. Il-fatt hu li sebgha zghazagh, uhud bil-familja hargu ghax-xoghol u ma rritornawx. Il-pajjiz ghandu jkun rikonoxxenti ghal dawn l-eroj li taw hajjithom waqt il-qadi ta' dmirijiethom. Cerimonja bhal din tallum taghmel gieh lill-Armata u lill-Korp tal-Pulizija li kif kitbu fuq il-monument m'huma ser jinsew qatt lil shabhom. J' Alla Malta u Ghawdex tibqa' tiftakar lil dawn uliedha li tilfu hajjithom waqt il-qadi ta' dmirijiethom.
(Jista' xi hadd jghidli jekk dan il-monument hux miftuh ghall-pubbliku)

A. Borg

Sep 7th 2009, 14:07

Dak iz-zmien kien hemm l-aqwa investigaturi li qatt kellu l-korp tal-Pulizija li minnhom hemm min sal-lum ghadu jghati sehmu ,min bhala kap ta kumpaniji privati u minn anke ghadu fil-korp.Huwa insult li jintqal diskors kif ghadu kif qal J. Farrugia li jnissel dubji u izjed niket ghall-qraba tal-vitmi. Kieku jien u probabli anke j.Debattista konna xoghol fuq il-patrol boat dakinhar konna infitxuk ghad-danni Sur J.Farrugia.

J.Scicluna

Sep 7th 2009, 13:12

J Farrugia (40 minutes ago)
That was the manner how investigations under labour used to be held. Ta horrog borrox. Unlike today's investigations.

What a joker!

You mean like the "lost" files from MEPA?

Get a life, kid.

Mario Attard

Sep 7th 2009, 13:06

@ J. Farrugia

You really need a break man! Why is it that for you, everything is either red or blue? How boring!

Rita Spiteri

Sep 7th 2009, 13:01

@J Farrugia
Do you really believe that today everything we Maltese do is not Ta horrog borrox ?

John Debattista

Sep 7th 2009, 12:55

@ J. Farrugia.
Halliena siehbi tparlax fil Vojt, Dawk iz zewg pulizija Hbieb kbar tieghi kienu, Jien keli inkun maghom dak inhar imma il Bambin hellisni, Dwar li investigazjoni dik saret kif suppost u jien kont wiehed mix xiehda, anke linkjesta sarret gewwa il Qorti ta Ghawdex u xiehdu l esperti Kollha . O Mullej Tieghom il Mistrieh ta Dejjem. u Ahfer li min ghandu x Dubju. John Debattista Tarxien Ex Ps 1032. Prosit Paul Spiteri Lucas tal Videou Grazzi ta Kollox.

Ivan Scicluna - Rabat -

Sep 7th 2009, 12:30

Quote:
The incident – the worst peace-time tragedy suffered by Maltese services personnel
Unquote:

I stand to be corrected, but wasn't the 11th October 1961 Royal Engineers' air crash at El Adem in Libya worse (in terms of human life)?

J Farrugia

Sep 7th 2009, 12:29

That was the manner how investigations under labour used to be held. Ta horrog borrox. Unlike today's investigations.

victor pulis

Sep 7th 2009, 12:05

Although 25 years have elapsedsince the tragedy I distinctly remember that the fact that the explosives were carried on the deck instead of being towed on a sparate barge was raised. So the measure was not adopted after the tragedy but was in use before. The inquest never established with certainty the cause of the explosion and I don't think the question of why the explosives were not towed was ever investigated.