 |  Argentinians mark their national day - 26.05.2008
Argentina’s ambassador to Seychelles H.E. Daniel Chuburu and his wife yesterday joined their seven countrymen and women based here to celebrate their country’s National Day on the visiting sailing ship Libertad.
There was a military parade on board the vessel, which started with the playing of the National Anthems of both Argentina and Seychelles.
The ship’s captain, Jose Iglesias, said that the training ship’s trip around the world with a few soldiers from different countries is in line with the trend of the world becoming a global village.
Captain Iglesias hosted senior Seychelles government officials to a reception on board the ship on Saturday evening to mark the National Day, which fell yesterday.
One of the world’s tallest, fastest and most beautiful sailing ships, the Argentinian naval frigate Libertad, which arrived in Port Victoria on Saturday on a four-day goodwill visit, was built in 1956 and incorporated into the Argentinian navy in 1963. Her main mast is 52 metres tall, she is 104 metres in length and her 27 sails span 2,700 square metres.
Since the Libertad’s maiden voyage she has travelled more than 800,000 nautical miles and visited 513 ports in 69 countries.
The ship’s main mission is to complete the education of cadets from Argentina’s naval school.
She also represents her country as a goodwill ambassador, carrying displays of Argentinian culture on board. | 
