The Ship is on the way to participate in the Black Sea
Regatta. Race is scheduled from Varna , Bulgaria till Novorossiysk , Russia Varna on 3 May 2014
and will finish off Novorossiysk
on 9 May 2014. The race is organized by the Sail Training International (STI).
There are 23 vessels participating in the Regatta in different categories.
PNS Rah Naward is Pakistan ’s first Tall Ship
commissioned in Pakistan Navy on 23 September 2010. The ship is 59.35 meter in
length and displaces 498 tonnes of water. Its cruising speed is 7-8 knots on
engines and 13 knots under sails. Ship is being commanded by Captain Azfar
Humayun PN. Ship has a crew of 63 officers and men. Ship is also carrying young
trainees from Pakistan Navy, Royal Saudi Naval Force (RSNF) and Turkish Navy.
While enroute to Canakkale, Ship has paid goodwill visits to Salalah(Oman ), Port
of Sudan (Sudan )
and Alexandria (Egypt ).After
finishing the race, Ship will visit Turkish ports of Istanbul
and Izmir .
These friendly visits by PNS Rah Naward to
three Turkish ports will further strengthen existing bilateral ties between the
two countries. Reciprocatory visits of high level defence delegations, exchange
training programmes and visits of naval units are a regular feature of
Turkey-Pakistan defence relations. Turkish Frigate TCG Gelibolu recently
visited Karachi
from 6-9 April 2014 and participated in various naval exercises with Pakistan
Navy.
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