Also fire sirens sounded for 60 seconds at all fire brigades at 3:25 p.m.
In attendance at the Kornati commemorative event were MP Branka Juričev-Martinčev as an envoy for the Parliament Speaker, Fire Chief Slavko Tucaković as an envoy for the government and Predrag Stipanović on behalf of President Zoran Milanović. They joined the column of the victims' colleagues, friends and family members and other municipal and county officials, who visited the site where the greatest loss of firemen in the history of Croatia occurred fifteen years ago.
Chief fire commander Tucaković underscored that the heroes from Kornati will never be forgotten.
"Fifteen years have passed, and when this day dawns, it is always sad because we remember our heroes from Kornati. We will never forget them. We don't want this to happen to anyone again," he said.
"I am not competent to speak about the cause of this tragedy but we are all aware of the consequences. Some things are vague and unclear and that troubles us all, especially those who lost their loved ones...We need this culture of remembrance so that something similar does not happen again in the future, so that we do not lose good, hardworking and honest people in this way," said Šibenik-Knin County Prefect Marko Jelić.
On 30 August 2007 six firefighters died at the scene of the accident: Gabrijel Skočić (20) from Vodice, Marko Stančić (17) from Šibenik, Hrvoje Strikoman (19) from Vodice, Dino Klarić (33) from Šibenik, Ivan Marinović (33) from Grebaštica, Ivica Crvelin (42) from Tisno, while several others were transported to Zadar General Hospital.
Six of the seven firefighters died in the hospital: Tomislav Crvelin (23), Josip Lučić (19) and Ante Crvelin (23) from Tisno, Ante Juričev Mikulin (22), Karlo Ševerdija (17) from Vodice and Marinko Knežević (52) from Boraja. The only survivor of the tragedy was Frane Lučić, who is still suffering from the severe consequences of his injuries.