Sections

More

  • Weather

  		•
    Max :  40°C
    Min :  30°C
    Sunrise :  05 : 30 AM
    Sunset :  06 : 30 PM
    Humidity :  50 to 80 per cent
    MORE
  • Prayer Time
  • Fajar : 03:56 am 
    Dhuhr : 12:09 pm 
    Asar : 03:30 pm 
    Magrib : 06:51 pm 
    Isha : 08:11 pm 
    MORE
  • Oil Price
  • Oman Oil : 100.13
    MORE
  • Gold Price
  • Price in RO
    24ct / gm : 17.37 
    22ct / gm : 17.00 

  • Currency Rates
  • Forex Rates vs R01
    US Dollar : 2.60 
    Euro : 2.01 
    Pound : 1.72 
    Indian Rs. : 144.42 
    Pak Rs. : 255.85 
    Bangla Taka : 201.35 


Back to Homepage

‘Jewel of Muscat’ exhibition to mark third anniversary

by Times News Service
February 04, 2013 , 9 : 54 pm
Share 
On February 16, 2010, the ‘Jewel of Muscat’ set sail from Oman, arriving in Singapore 138 days later, on July 3. The ship was presented as a Royal gift from His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said to the people of Singapore.Supplied photograph

Muscat: An exhibition celebrating the anniversary of the epic voyage of the 'Jewel of Muscat' will be opened soon.

The exhibition will be held at Bait Al Zubair Museum, where it will be presented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It will highlight the ship's assembling and its historic voyage from Oman to Singapore, featuring an array of photographs, paintings, film footage, models, and equipment.

The 'Jewel of Muscat' is a reconstructed 9th-century ship, based on archaeological findings of the Belitung Wreck, which was discovered off the Indonesian coast in 1998, with a cargo that included gold and silver treasures and ceramics from China and Arabia.
On February 16, 2010, the 'Jewel of Muscat' set off from Oman, re-tracing ancient sea routes on its epic voyage to Singapore. During the voyage, the crew of 15 sailors, captained by Saleh Said Al Jabri, used traditional 9th-century navigation tools as well as modern techniques to further the understanding of the ancient means of navigation.

Arriving in Singapore 138 days later, on July 3, the ship was presented as a Royal gift from His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said to the people of Singapore and is now on permanent display at their Maritime Experimental Museum. This gift was in recognition of the growing bilateral relationship and cooperation between the two countries. Singapore and Oman have long been connected through maritime trade and the Silk Route.

 Rate this Article
Rates : 2, Average : 4.5

Share more.


Post a Comment
Did you like this section? Leave a comment!
 Your Name : Your Email Address :
 
 Your Comment :
 
Enter ImageText here:  

No Comments Posted
Label


TOP RATED ARTICLES

Snapshots

MORE


Times Videos


MORE

s