Firefly360's Blog
A Collection of Published 360VR Articles and Personal JournalsArchive for September, 2009
Sailing with “Diwata ng Lahi”
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My foot kept slipping from the palm-leaves covered roof of the “Diwata ng Lahi” as I tried to balance myself and the camera-tripod combination; any sudden jerk or misstep would mean the lost of the precious equipment to mighty Poseidon, not to mention a wet and injured photographer, the first person to fell off from the balangay as she sails in the middle of Manila Bay.
ARC Gloria in Manila
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The Colombian naval training ship, ARC Gloria visited the Philippines from July 31 to August 2, 2009. Docked at Pier 13 of the South Harbor, the ship promotes international goodwill between Colombia and other countries.
The ship’s crew is composed mostly of cadets and under the command of Captain Luis Jorge Tovar Neira.
Construction of the ship started in April 1967 and was undertaken by Spanish Naval Construction Company of Bilbao. The three-mast brigantine sailing vessel was completed in September 1968.
