• Published: 23.03.2010.

First training ship built in Croatia since it"s independence

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Vela Luka/Korcula, March 23 2010 - Kosor, president of the Government on the board of the newly built school ship "Queen of the Sea" in Vela Luka shipyard "Greben", on the occasion of the ceremonial handover of the shipA HRK 35 million training ship for the education of students of maritime schools and colleges, the first such ship built in Croatia since the country gained its independence, was formally delivered to the Transport and Sea Ministry which commissioned the vessel, at a ceremony on the island of Korcula on Tuesday.

The motor sailer, named "Queen of the Sea", is 35 metres long and 8.7 metres wide. There can be 28 students, four lecturers and a seven-member crew aboard. The ship's captain is Kresimir Bosanac.

Addressing the ceremony, Prime Minister JADRANKA KOSOR, who is the ship's godmother, said that currently 520 students attending high schools and colleges for maritime careers received scholarships.

Transport Minister Bozidar Kalmeta said that despite the ongoing crisis 25 ships were being built in Croatia.

Mladen Zanetic, director of the "Montmontaza-Greben" shipyard, where the training ship was built, said that the making of the first training ship was "an important technological step forward" for this shipyard on the island of Korcula.


(Hina)

Vela Luka/Korcula, March 23 2010Vela Luka/Korcula, March 23 2010 - training ship "Queen of the Sea" at the first official voyage after the formal handover at the shipyard in the port of Vela Luka 

















Vela Luka/Korcula, March 23 2010 Vela Luka/Korcula, March 23 2010 - Prime Minister Kosor with the captain of the newly built school ship "Queen of the Sea" during the transfer of appropriate gifts



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