Wreath laying ceremony hounours 17 Russian sailors, CPT

Seventeen Russian sailors have been honoured in a wreath laying ceremony at the naval cemetery at Simons Town near Cape Town. The sailors died on separate occasions during the 19th Century while their vessels were docked in Simons Town which was then called Simons Bay. The wreath laying ceremony coincides with the visit of a Russian Research vessel to the Mother City. For more News visit: http://www.sabc.co.za/news