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A photo exhibition dedicated to the circumnavigation of the Mir sailing boat opens at the Eastern Economic Forum

A photo exhibition dedicated to the circumnavigation of the Mir sailing boat opens at the Eastern Economic Forum

Photo exhibition of FSUE "Rosmorport", dedicated to SAILING THE GLOBE circumnavigation of the Mir sailing boat, opens within the framework of the Eastern Economic Forum.

The exhibition will take place on September 1-4 at the campus of the Far Eastern Federal University, in the passage between wings A and C.

The circumnavigation, which is to be held in 2022-2023, was supported by the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and dedicated to the celebration of World Sea Day and the 78th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War in Russia.

It is planned to launch circumnavigation from the seaport of Big Port of St. Petersburg in June 2022. The return to the home port is planned on May 9, 2023. Cadets of various maritime universities and passengers will be on board of the sailing vessel. During the world trip, the Mir will cover about 37 thousand nautical miles — it is more than 68 thousand kilometers, which is one and a half times the length of the equator!

What is the sailors’ life on the sailing boat like, what are the cadets taught, how does the marine language differ from the usual Russian, what is the route around the world — you can learn more about it at the photo exhibition of FSUE "Rosmorport".