Blessing of the Fleet
Season 4 Episode 7 | 26m 18s
In Alabama’s fishing village of Bayou La Batre, the seafood industry is king and the success of the harvest as well as the safety of the fishing fleet is of utmost concern. For the last 68 years, the traditional blessing of the fleet has grown to be a huge event combining the solemnity of the Archbishop of Mobile’s blessing with the joyous celebration of the bounty of the sea.
Aired: 08/11/17
Video has closed captioning.
Journey Proud is made possible through the generosity of the Daniel Foundation of Alabama; National Endowment for the Arts, ARTWORKS; Sybil H. Smith Charitable Trust; Alabama Power; Community Foundation of South Alabama; and the Alabama Humanities Foundation, a state program of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
