Santiago de Cuba, June 15 (ACN) The Training Ship “Simón Bolívar”, of the Navy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, arrived today in Santiago de Cuba, as part of the XXXIV Training Cruise Abroad in 2024.
At the entrance to the bay of this southeastern city, the crew members of the ship known as “The Ambassador without Borders” fired 21 cannon shots to greet the Cuban people, and from the Castillo del Morro San Pedro de la Roca, a battery of gunners The Revolutionary Armed Forces reciprocated the naval embrace.
At the cruise ship dock of the Guillermón Moncada port in this city, a “La Santiago” welcome awaited them, with traditional Cuban music, a gift from the Steel Band of El Cobre and the Kokoyé folk dance company.
Captain Ulises Rosales Cañete, Chief of the Revolutionary War Navy of the Eastern Army, welcomed the crew on Cuban soil, headed by Ronald José Briseño Huerta, commander of the ship.
Briseño pointed out that 173 children of Bolívar and Chávez, proud patriots and revolutionaries, arrived safely, happy and happy to set foot on this stoic land, exemplary in the face of so many threats, in addition to the historical ties that unite both countries today and in the future.
Admiral Orlando Miguel Maneiro Gaspar, Ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic in the Antillean nation, Brigadier General José Antonio Muguercia, Head of the Santiago de Cuba Military Region and Manuel Falcón Hernández, governor of the province, were present at the reception of the ship .
Maneiro commented that coincidentally this year marks four decades since his class sailed on the Training Ship, on the then fourth training cruise; He described the present generation as “golden”, in moments of great importance for the Bolivarian Revolution.
Dedicated to a process where without a doubt the leadership of President Nicolás Maduro will be ratified, the cadets, their families, and friends have fought the battle to face all the threats that have arisen in recent years, he emphasized.
In this stage of training he called them to discipline and study to move forward, and assured them of pride in receiving them today in the Hero City of Santiago de Cuba; You are the ones who carry the message of peace, solidarity and brotherhood of Venezuela to the people of the world, he said.
Before reaching the “Guillermón Moncada”, the three-masted brig had visited Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the Dominican Republic, Honduras and Mexico.
According to Rosales Cañete, with a length of 82.4 meters (m), a beam of 10.4 m and a draft of 4.4 m, the vessel has a displacement of 1,248 tons and develops a maximum speed of 10 knots, characteristics which the population of the city will appreciate on June 16, 17 and 18 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
The crew is made up of 36 subordinate officers, 38 professional sergeants, 25 sailors, and 77 navy cadets from the Venezuelan academy, he said.
With an extensive program of activities that includes visits to schools, tours of the city and exchanges with political and government authorities and the people in general, the “Simón Bolívar”, for the fifth time in Tierra Caliente, will extend its stay until next Wednesday 19, to continue their journey to Santa Marta, Colombia.
