SYDNEY - One of four people killed during the Sydney Harbour ferry tragedy will be farewelled by Australia's ice skating community today.
Top ice skating judge Simone Moore, 45, was among 12 people on a sightseeing tour of the harbour when their 10-metre motor cruiser was destroyed ina collision with a HarbourCat ferry late last Wednesday.
Others killed in the accident were 14-year-old Morgan Innes, whose body was recovered from the harbour on Monday, another leading ice skating judge, Dr Alan Blinn, and an associate of Dr Blinn's, a 45-year-old Frenchs Forest man still to be formally identified.
Eight others were injured, including Olympian Liz Cain, who lost part of a leg.
Ms Moore will be the first of the ferry tragedy victims to be farewelled, at a memorial service today at St Michael's Anglican Church at Vaucluse, in Sydney's east.
Her husband, Paul, and daughters, Adelaide, Clarrie, and Matilda, will be among hundreds of mourners expected to gather for the service.
Former figure skating champion Belinda Noonan will address the congregation on behalf of the ice skating community.
Mr Moore was sleeping in the downstairs cabin of the Island Gypsy cruiser and saved a five-year-old child on the boat by handing him to a nearby vessel after the collision.
He initially believed his wife of 19 years had survived the crash, but she could not be revived when he later found her among the debris.
"I was the luckiest man in the world to have her as my wife," he told News Limited.
"She was my whole life. This is a disaster beyond words."
The NSW Ice Skating Association (NSW ISA) has given $10,000 to a memorial fund it established in honour of Dr Blinn and Ms Moore.
People can donate to the fund, and interest accrued will be used for one female and one male scholarship to be awarded to young competitive ice skaters.
The crash is now the focus of three investigations and part of two wider inquiries.
Dr Blinn's funeral will be held on April 11 at the North Ryde Crematorium, to allow time for his mother to travel to Australia.
His wife Julie has asked mourners to donate to the scholarship fund instead of sending flowers.
