Kuwaiti youths prepare for annual pearl diving trip
KUWAIT: Chairman of the Kuwaiti Marine Sports Club Lt. General Fahad Al-Fahad said that His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad has sponsored the revival of the 25th annual pearls diving trip which is organized by Marine Heritage Committee during the period 15th - 22nd August, with the participation of pearl diving ships which was given as a gift from the late Amir Sheikh Jaber AlAhmad.
Al-Fahad expressed honour to the club and appreciation for the kindness and care of His Highness the Amir. Pointing that this sponsor is an honor to the club and its divers and the pearl diving trip has become an attraction which represent the national activities in reviving marine heritage at the local and GCC level.
This event was given special care from His Highness the Late Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad and now being cared by His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad in addition to the special care given by Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf AlAhmad to emphasize the importance of reviving this heritage in addition that it concentrates on the fore fathers in the marine life and the linkage of the current generation with this heritage. The club has organized the 7th trip in 1995 with the participation of all Gulf States and the 21st trip which was organized to visit Bahrain pearl fishing areas and was documented by UNESCO in 2009.
Al-Fahad said that all previous trips were made in such a way to focus and achieve the national goals and this year’s trip shall be a special one with the participation of a number of young divers, especially that heritage committee has started its preparations early through a training camp to qualify them for this trip.