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On Friday, March 25, 2022 at 10 a.m., the sailing training ship “Gorch Fock” is expected back in its home port of Kiel. This ends after a little more than four months and around 8,000 nautical miles the 171st foreign training trip (AAR) and thus the first sea voyage after a long stay in the shipyard. Under the command of Captain…
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The Norwegian-flagged vessel “Statsraad Lehmkuhl”, which is carrying out marine scientific research activities in Argentine jurisdictional waters, held a ceremony at the sinking point of the ARA submarine “San Juan”. The sailboat-class ship, 98 meters long and with a crew of 30 people, is part of the “One Ocean 2021-2023” expedition, which consists of sailing around the world with the…
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The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle, “America’s Tall Ship,” is scheduled to arrive in Norfolk, March 18, 2022. The Eagle will be moored at the Waterside Otter Berth in Norfolk from March 18 – March 21 and will be open for free public tours at the following dates and times: Friday 18th: 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. public tours Saturday…
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On September 7th, the Colombian Navy celebrates 53 years of the incorporation into the naval fleet of the training ship ARC “Gloria”, known as the “floating ambassador of Colombia in the seas of the world”, in commemoration of that September 7, 1968, day in which was affirmed the national Pavilion. On board this brig, 61 cadet and 28 cabin boy…
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August 21, 2021 – After sailing 110 days and 10,300 nautical miles, the ARC “Gloria” training ship returned to Cartagena to successfully complete the training cruise for a group of 81 Cadets from the “Almirante Padilla” Naval Cadet School. At the dock for larger vessels of the ARC “Bolívar” Naval Base, in the majestic Bay of Cartagena, our flagship was…
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August 13, 2021 – Today, in the middle of a heavy rain, the ship ARC “Gloria” arrived on the island of the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean at the Punta Torrecilla dock, located on the Club Naval station in the city of Santo Domingo, where it will remain until the next Sunday, August 15. Starting tomorrow it will be open…
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(Google Translation) – Training Ship ARC “Gloria” ambassador of Colombia in the seas of the world, as part of their training cruise Cadets arrived in the city of Puerto Cortes in Honduras yesterday where will be until next July 27. The ship from the city of Veracruz in Mexico and that sailed for 10 days, arrived at the cabotage dock…
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June 5, 2021 (Google Translation) – The journey began on Monday, February 8, when the School Ship “Esmeralda” set sail from the Molo de Abrigo to begin its LXVI Instruction Cruise, which, like last year, was carried out by national waters due to the pandemic caused by the Coronavirus. Under the command of Captain Oscar Manzano, the crew consisted of…
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April 2, 2020 (Google Translation) – The Secretary of the Navy within the framework of the events alluding to the celebration of the “200 years of the Mexican Navy”, informs that this morning it sailed from the port of Acapulco, Guerrero, the Sailboat School Ship ARM “Cuauhtémoc” (BE-01) to start the Instruction Cruise “Bicentennial of the Mexican Navy” in national…
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February 15, 2020 (Google Translation) – After making a coastal navigation from the Molo de Abrigo to Concón with unfolded sail, after its departure on February 8, the School Ship “Esmeralda” set out heading west towards the Juan Fernández Archipelago. There he made an operational landfall during the morning of February 11 and until the next day, allowing a large…
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