Polish ship joins sailing race

With reference to your article Wind sends off sailing races to Jakarta concerning the Arung Samudra 1995, published in The Jakarta Post on Aug. 8, 1995, the Embassy of the Republic of Poland would like to draw your attention to the presented list of foreign tall ships participating in the event. The Polish tall ship ISKRA II, the training ship of the Naval Academy in Gdansk, has by some mistake been omitted.

ISKRA was not able to participate in the opening ceremony at Benoa, Bali, due to strong backward winds on her way from Mauritius. She entered the port of Tanjung Priok in Jakarta on Aug. 8, 1995, to take on fuel and fresh water, and on the same day she left for the starting line of the tall ship race. With the approval of the Organizing Committee of Arung Samudra, ISKRA II takes a delayed part in the race.

JACEK GRABOWSKI

Second Secretary

Polish Embassy, Jakarta