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Red Sea Global Launches Initiative to Restore Sailing Ships in Umluj

RSG stressed the importance of safeguarding this legacy for the local community
RSG stressed the importance of safeguarding this legacy for the local community
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Red Sea Global Launches Initiative to Restore Sailing Ships in Umluj

RSG stressed the importance of safeguarding this legacy for the local community
RSG stressed the importance of safeguarding this legacy for the local community

Red Sea Global (RSG), the developer behind the regenerative tourism destinations The Red Sea and Amaala, has launched an initiative to restore sailing ships to revive and preserve maritime heritage.
According to a statemet issued Thursday, RSG stressed the importance of safeguarding this legacy for the local community, as sailing ships have historically been a vital means of transporting goods and passengers between neighboring countries and cities.
The initiative included holding various workshops tailored for the local community to educate young people about traditional shipbuilding. Various stalls were also set up to support the locals to showcase and sell their products.
The statement added that the Oil Sustainability Program (OSP) contributed to the initiative by helping ensure the implementation of the best environmental practices. The program collaborated with JOUTN to supply environmentally friendly paint for the restoration process, which was carried out under the supervision of local fishermen and their families.
RSG said it had organized this initiative over two months. It held meetings with sailing ship owners and introduced them to the initiative's objectives. The owners expressed enthusiasm to participate and cooperate with the organizers.
RSG said it is committed to achieving sustainability in all aspects, with a particular focus on preserving local heritage. This initiative aims to transfer knowledge of a craft that has faded away, revive and pass it on to new generations to ensure its continuation.

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Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Survivor, Who Devoted His Life for Peace, Dies at 93

Shigemi Fukahori is interviewed at the Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki, southern Japan, on July 29, 2020. (Kyodo News via AP, File)
Shigemi Fukahori is interviewed at the Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki, southern Japan, on July 29, 2020. (Kyodo News via AP, File)
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Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Survivor, Who Devoted His Life for Peace, Dies at 93

Shigemi Fukahori is interviewed at the Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki, southern Japan, on July 29, 2020. (Kyodo News via AP, File)
Shigemi Fukahori is interviewed at the Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki, southern Japan, on July 29, 2020. (Kyodo News via AP, File)

Shigemi Fukahori, a survivor of the 1945 Nagasaki atomic bombing, who devoted his life to advocating for peace has died. He was 93.

Fukahori died at a hospital in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 3, the Urakami Catholic Church, where he prayed almost daily until last year, said on Sunday. Local media reported he died of old age.

The church, located about 500 meters from ground zero and near the Nagasaki Peace Park, is widely seen as a symbol of hope and peace, as its bell tower and some statues and survived the nuclear bombing.

Fukahori was only 14 when the US dropped the bomb on Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945, killing tens of thousands of people, including his family. That came three days after the nuclear attack on Hiroshima, which killed 140,000 people. Japan surrendered days later, ending World War II and the country's nearly half-century of aggression across Asia.

Fukahori, who worked at a shipyard about 3 kilometers (2 miles) from where the bomb dropped, couldn’t talk about what happened for years, not only because of the painful memories but also how powerless he felt then.

About 15 years ago, he became more outspoken after encountering, during a visit to Spain, a man who experienced the bombing of Guernica in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War when he was also 14 years old. The shared experience helped Fukahori open up.

“On the day the bomb dropped, I heard a voice asking for help. When I walked over and held out my hand, the person’s skin melted. I still remember how that felt,” Fukahori told Japan’s national broadcaster NHK in 2019.

He often addressed students, hoping they take on what he called “the baton of peace,” in reference to his advocacy.

When Pope Francis visited Nagasaki in 2019, Fukahori was the one who handed him a wreath of white flowers. The following year, Fukahori represented the bomb victims at a ceremony, making his “pledge for peace,” saying: “I am determined to send our message to make Nagasaki the final place where an atomic bomb is ever dropped.”

A wake is scheduled for Sunday, and funeral services on Monday at Urakami Church, where his daughter will represent the family.