Statsraad Lehmkuhl back home in Bergen after circumnavigating the globe – news Vestland

During the almost two-year journey, the State Council has traveled almost 60,000 nautical miles and visited 37 ports in 24 different countries. – It has been an adventurous and demanding journey. It has become much bigger than we ever thought possible, says Haakon Vatle. Vatle is director of the Stiftelsen Seilskipet Statsraad Lehmkuhl, but he is also expedition leader for the circumnavigation of the globe. With well-reported weather conditions at Bryggen in Bergen, the stage was set for a folk festival. King Harald is on hand to receive the ship when it docks. – It could not be a greater honor for everyone who has been involved in this over such a long time that His Majesty King Harald himself comes and wants the ship back to Bergen, says Vatle. Earlier in the day, there was a cortege into Vågen, before Norway’s largest sailing ship sailed alone into Bryggen. The ship was followed on Saturday morning by a large convoy of boats into Byfjorden in Bergen. Photo: Sigurd Hamre / news – A world ambassador for the ocean The Council of State has been on a circumnavigation in connection with the “One Ocean Expedition” project, a twenty-month circumnavigation that is part of the UN’s ocean research decade. On board the ship during the voyage there have been both students from various universities, cadets, researchers and various crew. – The purpose of the expedition has been to create awareness and share knowledge about the important role of the sea for sustainable development, Vatle explains. Vatle goes on to say that the reception around the world has been good and that they feel they have reached the goal of creating more attention about the sea. – Lehmkuhl has become a world ambassador for the sea, says Vatle. The research expedition has also received criticism for the many leaders of Bergen society and business who have flown “half way around the world” along the way to participate for a few days as guests on board. BT’s political editor therefore also pours a bit of wormwood into the party cup today, and calls the sustainability voyage “climate hypocrisy”. Warm welcome when Bergen’s pride docked. Photo: Vigdis Holmaas / news Focus on a sustainable use of the sea The return of the sailing ship marks the start of the first edition of One Ocean Week. The event focuses on how to achieve a sustainable use of the sea. This will be an annual event that will create attention, and share knowledge, about the important role the sea has for sustainable development in a global perspective, write the organizers themselves. See the photos from the homecoming and folk festival of Bergen’s pride: Photo: Dyveke Buanes / news Photo: One Ocean Week Photo: One Ocean Week Photo: One Ocean Week Photo: Sigurd Hamre / news Photo: Henriette Hurlen / news



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