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fair-trade cargo transportation, personal sail training experiences, and cadet sail training. In addition, they envision a role in clearing waste plastic and debris from the ocean and recycling this material onboard. The campaign hopes to offer opportunities to sail onboard in exchange for community service, covering costs with
fundraising and offering branding opportunities on “fake sails” and other elements on the ship. (Follow Save Falls of Clyde– International on Facebook; email: savefallsofclyde@gmail.com) … Coralarium, a new art installation in the Maldives, engages the visitor both above and below the waterline. A semi-submerged permanent installation, Coralarium features a cubic structure rising above the water and topped with sculptures but also pieces placed at varying heights on the lagoon floor, revealing themselves above the surface as the tide ebbs. The artwork, located in the waters of the Fairmont Maldives Sirru Fen Fushi resort in Shaviyani Atoll, is just a short swim in shallow water from the shore and intended as a bridge between the underwater and overwater worlds. Marine biologists from the resort lead tours to the structure, and it is illuminated at night. It
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negotiated window for the ship’s departure from the harbor had been this summer— as well as a press for funds to secure a new transport company. Once the ship is restored, the Scotland group hopes to put her to sea as an ambassador of the Clyde region and its shipbuilding heritage, as well as carrying out education-at-sea programs,
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