The example of the 13 heroes—officers, non-commissioned officers of the Navy, and EMAK firefighters—compels us to be worthy of our mission, stated on Friday President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, in a speech at the annual memorial service for the 13 who lost their lives 14 years ago at the “Lieutenant General Evangelos Florakis” Naval Base in Mari.

He paid tribute to the victims of the deadly munitions blast at the Evangelos Florakis naval base at Mari on July 11, 2011 that killed 13 people and crippled Cyprus’ main electricity generation station in nearby Vasiliko.

As he said, the safety of those serving our homeland and our people is of the highest priority, and “the sacrifice of the 13 heroes in Mari will define the extent of our responsibility in our mission”.

Source: Parikiaki.com