Today is the 31st anniversary of the Moby Prince tragedy , which took place on the night of 10 April 1991 in front of the port of Livorno after the collision of the ferry with an oil tanker: 140 victims of which 26 Sardinians, including passengers and crew.
"Not to forget", once again this year the Municipality of Livorno, with the patronage of the Chamber of Deputies, has prepared a series of ceremonies and initiatives that will involve the families of the victims, the representatives of the institutions and the citizens.
The administration of the Municipality of Quartu has instead organized a ceremony at the Roman Villa of Sant'Andrea. Prime Minister Rita Murgioni, with a representation of administrators, will lay some bouquets of flowers in the sea. Tomorrow in Arzachena the theatrical performance "M / T Moby Prince 3.0" is scheduled (at 7 pm, Arma auditorium). The show, promoted by the Municipality and produced by the production company Grufo e Grufo and by the theater company La Nave Europa, will retrace the greatest tragedy of the Italian civilian Navy on stage.
In Livorno the program, with the participation also of Luchino Chessa, son of Ugo, the commander of the La Moby from La Spezia of island origins, will begin in the New Fortress with the deposition of a crown at the Monument in memory of the victims, then in the Cathedral the mass with bishop Simone Giusti.
In the afternoon at the Palazzo Comunale ceremony with the greeting of the mayor Luca Salvetti to family members, representatives of the institutions and delegations of the participating municipalities (live streaming on the YouTube channel “Council of Livorno”). The procession will then start from Piazza del Municipio to the Andana degli Anelli, inside the Medici Port where there will be the laying of a cushion of roses donated by the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella and a laurel wreath on the plaque that shows all the names of the victims which will then be read. The ceremony will end with the launch of 31 red roses into the sea, one for each year since the night of April 10, 1991.
