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The Honolulu Advertiser
Updated at 2:56 p.m., Wednesday, March 11, 2009

STANDING TALL
Mexican tall ship docks at Aloha Tower

Advertiser Staff

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With Mexican naval academy cadets standing in her rigging, the tall ship Cuauhtemoc sailed into Honolulu Harbor this morning for the first of 10 calls in five countries. The ship is on a goodwill voyage that includes stops in China, South Korea, Russia, Japan, and the mainland.

RICHARD AMBO | The Honolulu Advertiser

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The three-masted brick-barca rigged sailing ship Cuauhtemocis — carrying 260 crew, including 99 recent graduates of Mexico's Heroic Naval Military School, on a goodwill voyage that will China, South Korea, Russia, Japan and the mainland — sails into Honolulu Harbor.

RICHARD AMBO | The Honolulu Advertiser

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The Cuauhtemoc, which sailed into Honolulu with naval cadets standing on its masts, will hold open houses today and tomorrow at its berth at Aloha Tower.

RICHARD AMBO | The Honolulu Advertiser

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The tall ship Cuauhtemoc of the Mexican navy docked at Aloha Tower's Pier 8 this morning.

The ship, affectionately called the Knight of the Sea, will be open to the public from noon to 5 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. tomorrow

The ship, homeported in Acapulco and named for the last Aztec emperor, who was executed by the conquistador Cortes in 1525, is en route to Japan. It will also make port calls in China, South Korea, Russia and the mainland.

The ship carries a company of 260, including 99 recent graduates of Mexico's naval military school, and is participating in celebrations observing 400 years of maritime communication between Mexico and Asia.