“To draw international attention to the hardships faced by Bangladesh’s golden fiber and the difficult life of the local fishing community, Corentin de Chatel set out from Kuakata, Patuakhali, by sea in his self-made boat on February 16, heading towards France. On August 17, 2010, he safely reached La Ciotat, France.”
In Corentin’s words
“I am making this journey to highlight the problems facing Bangladeshi fishermen, for whom the sea is becoming increasingly dangerous due to global warming,”
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His boat, made of 60% fiberglass and 40% jute, is 27 feet long. The boat is named Tara Tari [2]. French engineer Marc Van Peteghem built it right here in Bangladesh.
It is claimed that this is the first sea-going vessel made of jute to be used on such a voyage. Equipped with GPS and advanced instruments, the construction of this boat cost $10,000.
For more information, see http://www.corentindechatel.com/. Here are some pictures.”
“(Excerpt) A French Youth Crosses the Sea in a Jute Boat
Written by ProkritiPremik (Date: Sun, 2010-08-22 03:42)
Category: BlogRBlogR | Photography | PhotoBlog | Jute | Bangladesh “
Acknowledgement:
This has been shared by regular visitor Salma from biggani.org and sachalayatan.com. Many thanks to Salma, ProkritiPremik, and Sachalayatan.
Please follow these links below to explore more details of the articles and pictures.
http://www.sachalayatan.com/propremik/34497
http://www.corentindechatel.com/
Trinity : River, Boat and Jute of Bengal. Coco deals it right
Google Map of the Tara Tari Project
[1] http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5joFt2NYOqSfS_2fALWnIs5NKYrAQ
[2] http://www.corentindechatel.com/2010/02/10/the-boat-tara-tari/
Added 2010 August 22. Canada.
Shafiul Islam
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Coco, Greetings and Congratulations! I salute your journey to build a better tomorrow.
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