On a twinkling wharf in a small Newfoundland town, a crowd of about 100 people stopped singing and chatting on Friday night to bow their heads in a moment of silence for local fish harvesters.
The opening ceremony of the 26th Annual Boat Lighting at Port de Grave, N.L., took place, Dec. 6, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
All of Newfoundland and Labrador celebrated this summer when seven men made it home to New-Wes-Valley, N.L., after a fire aboard their fishing vessel more than 220 kilometres from shore forced them to jump into the sea. They spent three days adrift in a life raft before being found. So fishers draped their boats in Christmas lights, transforming the harbour into a glimmering refuge against the dark North Atlantic Ocean. The Branch boat-lighting ceremony is now a cherished event.
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