"Ten years ago in a night on the stormy Baltic Sea 852 people lost their lives. For the Estonians this was the heaviest loss after the trip of boat refugees and March deportations half a century earlier. In every home and soul hit by the tragedy the loss of a beloved person left a huge void forever, which cannot be filled even by the most beautiful and comforting words. Therefore, let us think of those who can be in our midst only in memories. I bow my head together with the loved ones of all those perished," the President of the Republic said.
Yesterday evening, President Rüütel together with the First Lady at the Kaarli Church in Tallinn attended a concert-service commemorating the Estonia disaster.
Public Relations Unit of the Office of the President
Kadriorg, September 28, 2004
