The schooner brig has accomplished 189 days of journey, which started on January 14, and has been acquired in port by the fleet chief of workers, Admiral Ignacio Villanueva Serrano, and the mayor of Cádiz, Bruno García, along with different native authorities.
On this journey, the Juan Sebastián Elcano has visited the ports of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Punta Arenas (Chile), El Callao (Peru), Cartagena de Indias (Colombia), Puerto Limón (Costa Rica), Pensacola (United States) and New York (United States).
On board the ship had been the 74 midshipmen of the promotions, 425 from the General Corps and 155 from the Marine Corps who, on July 12, after arriving in Marín, joined the Naval Military School as soon as once more, as soon as the target of buying their naval coaching in these six months was met. The 167 sailors of the everlasting crew of the schooner brig have accomplished the journey to Cádiz.
Most of them reside within the province of Cádiz, in order that they arrive dwelling in time to vote on the polling stations that correspond to them, since solely about twenty of them, who reside exterior the province, have made use of the particular mechanism that Defense deploys in order that the navy on worldwide missions or on ships can train their proper to vote by mail.
Hundreds of family have gathered within the port to welcome them with applause, banners and balloons, and with the soundtrack of two music bands, one on land and the opposite on the ship, which alternated to accompany the emotion of the touchdown of the sailors.
“Raúl, there isn’t a higher journey than the one again dwelling”, “Welcome Diego and José, we’re proud”, and even a “Welcome Bichota, let the streets and bars tremble” was learn on a number of the banners which have been displayed.
19,000 miles for a historic journey
The Chief of the Fleet Staff, Ignacio Villanueva Serrano, welcomed them and congratulated them on having accomplished a 19,000-mile journey through which “you’ve got navigated thrilling and demanding areas and achieved historic milestones”.
The ninety fifth coaching cruise has been marked by a milestone, the truth that, for the primary time in its historical past, it has sailed throughout the legendary Cape Horn, among the finest identified and feared geographical factors by sailors on this planet, because of its winds, massive waves or the presence of icebergs.
During its transient keep within the port of Cádiz, the Juan Sebastián Elcano can be open to public visits from 11 a.m. to five p.m., when, benefiting from the tide, it should set sail for its base in La Carraca, in San Fernando. The ship is commanded by Captain Manuel García Ruiz who, on July 27 and as soon as the interval of command is over, can be relieved by Luis Carreras-Presas do Campo.
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