Erection date: 27/9/2001
{On a plaque to the left of the sculpture (in English and also in 2 non-Latin scripts):}
International Memorial to Seafarers
Unveiled by William A. O'Neil, Secretary-General, International Maritime Organisation, on 27 September 2001.
Sculpture by Michael Sandle
SE1, Albert Embankment, International Maritime Organisation
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
International Memorial to Seafarers
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
International Memorial to Seafarers
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Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation in September 2001.
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