Tall ship leaves Jakarta for the U.S.<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's tall ship KM Dewa Ruci left Jakarta
\nfor the United States on Saturday to join an international tall
\nship competition, Gold Rush Race 1999, in California in July.<\/p>\n
The ship is scheduled to arrive in Surabaya on Monday. Its
\nofficial departure will be launched by Navy chief Admiral Widodo
\nAS on April 19.<\/p>\n
"We will depart from Surabaya on April 19 and arrive in San
\nFrancisco on July 2," Dewa Ruci's chief Lt. Commander Darwanto
\nwas quoted by Antara as saying.<\/p>\n
The competition, which will be joined by dozens of tall ships,
\nis aimed mainly at commemorating the 150th anniversary of the
\ndiscovery of gold in California. The competition is scheduled to
\ntake place from July 5 to July 9.<\/p>\n
According to Darwanto, the ship conducted final preparations
\nat the shipbuilding company PT Dok Koja in North Jakarta, prior
\nto its journey to its naval base in Surabaya.<\/p>\n
The ship, with a 70-member crew and 40 cadets, will sail
\nacross the Pacific Ocean with stopovers in Sorong, Irian Jaya;
\nSenjavin Island, Micronesia; Kwajelin and Kiribati, Christmas
\nIslands; and Honolulu, Hawaii.<\/p>\n
The ship is scheduled to end its official visit to the U.S. on
\nJuly 19 and arrive back in Surabaya on Sept. 23. (01)<\/p>",
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