Shabab Oman II wins award at sailing festival

Oman Saturday 22/June/2019 11:23 AM
By: Times News Service

Muscat: The Shabab Oman II has won the International Friendship Award at the Freedom Festival of Sailing in the Netherlands.

The Royal Navy of Oman's yacht was also awarded the Best Vessel award at the port of Iskifen at The Hague, Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Shabab Oman arrived at the Scheveningen port in the Netherlands earlier this week.

Shabab Oman's visit comes as a part of the fourth international voyage titled 'Masts of Glory and Peace' which includes visits to 17 ports across 12 nations as part of its friendship tour.

During its stay in the Netherlands, Shabab Oman ll will participate in the Freedom Festival of Sailing which will run from the 20th to the 23rd of this month.