Ship in London to mark Bali bombing<\/p>\n
Tim Elfrink, Associated Press, London<\/p>\n
Divided by nationality and religion, a crew of 48 amateur sailors
\nunited to guide a sailing ship up the Thames River, completing a
\nvoyage that honored a British victim of the 2002 Bali bombings.<\/p>\n
The 60-meter ship, the Prince William, docked alongside the
\nretired battleship HMS Belfast around noon on Tuesday. An evening
\nmemorial ceremony for victims of the bombing was planned aboard
\nthe Belfast.<\/p>\n
Daniel Braden, from Brighton, England, was among 202 people
\nkilled when two bombs exploded amid a bustling tourist area on
\nthe Indonesian island. The bombing was blamed on Jamaah
\nIslamiyah, an al-Qaeda-linked group with cells throughout
\nSoutheast Asia.<\/p>\n
The Daniel Braden Reconciliation Fund sponsored the voyage,
\nwhich left Southampton on England's southern coast 11 days ago,
\nto encourage cultural understanding across religion and
\nnationality as a means of quelling international violence.<\/p>\n
The crew consisted of six Israeli Jews, one Israeli Arab, five
\nPalestinians, nine Indonesian Muslims, nine British Muslims, and
\nfive Americans and 13 Britons who were either Christian or
\nnonreligious, all between the age of 16 and 25. They were
\nassisted by a six-member professional crew.<\/p>\n
While learning to sail, participants said they made unexpected
\nfriendships.<\/p>\n
\"I had never spoken to a Palestinian before this trip,\" said
\nShlomi Korlansky, a 23-year-old Jewish student from Jerusalem.
\n\"Now I can say I have a Palestinian friend. It's a strange
\nfeeling. I know it will change how I approach things back home.\"<\/p>\n
\"It was amazing to be immersed in so many different cultures
\nand views, yet everyone is so friendly and amazing,\" said Kamran
\nZulffkar, a Muslim from Bournemouth in southern England. \"You
\ntake so much away from it. You learn more about a lot of cultures
\nand religions in the process.\"<\/p>\n
On its first day out of Southampton, the crew faced strong
\ngales and choppy water that left many of the amateur sailors ill.
\nBut the weather was just part of the bonding experience,
\nparticipants said.<\/p>\n
\"I was one of those vomiting off the side,\" said Myles
\nMatteson, a 20-year-old student at Wheaton College in Illinois.<\/p>\n
\"But we had a lot of great weather after that. And we really
\nbuilt up a lot of trust in each other during that first rough
\npatch.\"<\/p>\n
The voyage was the fourth sponsored by the trust, which is
\nplanning two similar trips next year.<\/p>\n
\"It's all about tolerance,\" said Jo Wheeler, spokeswoman for
\nTall Ships Adventures, which organized the trip.<\/p>\n
\"We're not trying to change the world, just help people
\nunderstand each other a bit better.\"<\/p>",
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