Press release —
Student Supporter of Humanitarian Vessel Vega Recognized by TV5, France’s Largest TV Network
A young French student attending Lycée français de Singapour who had made a class project out of collecting educational supplies for us to deliver won an award in France for his efforts from TV5, Frances largest TV network.
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- school project assisting vega in collecting supplies
- lycée français de singapour
- volunteer sailing crew
- volunteer humanitarian assistance to most isolated islands in south east asia
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- humanitarian efforts in south east asia’s poorest island communities
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Built in 1893-94, for over 100 years VEGA carried cargos of bricks, building stone, pig iron, and cement through some of the world’s roughest seas. Built for the North Sea and certified for Arctic trade, VEGA was famous for her strength and ability to carry loads other boats her size could not. Baltic traders like VEGA made some very impressive voyages including immigrants to North America and cargos to the Mediterranean, Africa and the Caribbean, some rounding Cape Horn to trade with Chile.
