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Building the Ship

Not counting the years of preparation, La Grace was built between 2008 and 2010 in the Egyptian city of Suez with the help of hundreds of volunteers. It was a time of great effort and daily hard graft. But the result was worth it. See for yourself.

Mohamed, the owner of the shipyard
The first rib
In the belly of the whale
Viky, apparently the only person who believed me
My son Filip, 3 years old
From electrician to captain
ex-wife Monika