(Photo feature by Abdulrazzaq Al-Hazami)
KUWAIT, March 29 (KUNA) -- Al-Hashimi II, one of the world's largest wooden ships, evokes Kuwaiti pride in the country's pearl diving and sea sailing pasts.
In 2000, then First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and current Amir of Kuwait His Highness Sheikh Sabah AlآAhmad AlآJaber AlآSabah inaugurated the vessel at ceremony in the Radisson SAS Hotel. The ship took two years to construct and was a testimony to Kuwaiti creativity and artistry. (end) ah.gta