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Jewel of Muscat left Kochi

11 April 2010   View Comments

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Jewel of Muscat has set sail for Sri Lanka on the second leg of her voyage to Singapore. She was towed out of Cochin in India around 12 noon.But sadly this gallan missed it.Do visit the website to know more facts about the shipjwel

What is Jewel of Muscat?
“A team of experts has built the Jewel of Muscat in a specially constructed shipyard on the beach in Qantab in Oman. They are using a range of historical sources, including archaeological findings from the ‘Belitung Wreck’, including the Tang Treasure, which was discovered in 1998 in Indonesia waters.

jwel of muscat

The ship has been constructed with the methods available to 9th-century Arab craftsmen. The planks have been sewn together using coconut fibre, and the square sails will be made of plaited palm leaves.”:-http://www.jewelofmuscat.tv/

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  • http://blog.omanholiday.co.uk Jewel of Muscat exhibition

    an exhibition on the wreck is here in Muscat from 14th December 2010 – should be very interesting as its organised by National Geographic

  • http://blog.omanholiday.co.uk Jewel of Muscat exhibition
  • raphieie

    @Jewel of Muscat exhibition : Anything up for Kochi?

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