A Visit to the Swiss Air Flight 111 Memorial

Yesterday I went to the Whalesback Memorial for Swiss Air 111 at Peggy’s Cove to pay my respects to those who perished. I was guest relations manager on board Veendam, which was en route to Halifax on the evening of Sept. 2, 1998, when Swiss Air 111 crashed approximately five miles off the coast of Peggy’s Cove. The Veendam diverted from Halifax to the crash site to participate in the rescue and recovery efforts, so the site holds a special meaning for me.

This memorial is dedicated to the 229 passengers who lost their lives in the crash. The site faces out toward the offshore crash site and another memorial at Bayswater.