4 • May 20 - June 2, 2016 • The Log Noah’s Ark replica may visit SoCal ports


410-foot vessel will travel 5,000 miles to Brazil and with plans to stop in local harbors.


PASADENA, Calif. — A life-size replica of the Bible’s Noah’s Ark will sail from The Netherlands to Brazil this summer, with plans to make stops in San Diego, Long Beach and San Francisco after its trip to the Paralympics Games. Dutch carpenter Johan


Huibers built Ark of Noah four years ago as a religious attraction and now has part- nered with The Ark of Noah Foundation — a foundation based in Pasadena, California — to raise money to fund the 5,000-mile trip across the


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Colombian fi sherman reunited with family after weeks adrift


HONOLULU (AP) — A Colombian fi sherman has been reunited with his wife and family after spending two months adrift in the Pacifi c Ocean, an ordeal that he says left his three shipmates dead. A merchant ship rescued the man more than 2,000 miles southeast of Hawaii, and he was brought to Honolulu in good condition May 4. The four sailors left Colombia


more than two months ago, the U.S. Coast Guard said. They had been fi shing near


Atlantic Ocean. The Ark of Noah, also known


as Johan’s Ark, will travel to Fortaleza, Brazil during the 2016 Olympic Games and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the Summer Paralympic Games. From there it will visit many other harbors on its journey through South, Middle and North America. While still in the early plan- ning phase, desired ports to visit include: Montevideo and Buenos Aires, Havana, Panama, Columbia and San Diego, Long Beach, San Francisco and Seattle. Larger than a football fi eld,


Ark of Noah can carry more than 5,000 people at a time. Stretching 410 feet long, 95 feet wide and 75 feet tall, it weighs 2,500 tons.


the protected marine sanctuary of Malpelo Island, off the coast of Colombia, the Colombian navy’s press offi ce said. But their skiff’s engine failed, leaving them adrift in a lightly traveled expanse of the ocean. The man said his three com-


panions, who were from Ecuador, died at sea. However, their bodies were not aboard the skiff, and it was unclear how they died. The man did, however, have their passports. The survivor ate fi sh and


seagulls to stay alive, the Coast Guard said. The Colombian navy’s press offi ce on May 5 identifi ed him as Javier Eduardo Olaya, 29. A navy offi cial said the


men’s 23-foot vessel was never reported lost. The skiff was also never registered at a Colombian


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To be in line with


the Biblical story the ark includes replicas of animals paired two-by-two as described in Genesis. According to the


director of The Ark of Noah Foundation Herald A. M. A. Janssen, the nonprofi t plans to use proceeds from the Ark tours to build Ark of Hope Centers. “Ark of Hope Centers will


Californians may have an opportunity to board and tour the 410-foot Ark of Noah if enough money is raised to allow the vessel to go on a worldwide tour.


as help with substance abuse issues, workforce skills, and much more.”


The money for the Brazil Ark


provide social, educational and practical support to the under- privileged citizens of Brazil, and later to follow up countries,” said Janssen. “Centers will teach water use, social and environ- mental responsibilities as well


port as required. The merchant ship spotted


the skiff in late April. The crew of Nikkei Verde picked Olaya up and brought him near Honolulu. The 600-foot bulk carrier then transferred him to a small Coast Guard boat, which brought him to shore May 4. Petty Offi cer 2nd Class Tara Molle said the Coast Guard wasn’t investigating the case because it falls outside its purview.


Ocean blasting: Groups seek ban as big Atlantic test looms


SANDY HOOK, N.J. (AP) — It’s been compared to hearing dyna- mite explode, or standing next to a jet engine. Seismic surveying involves


of Hope Centers will be raised in part through crowd funding and from the visitors who tour the Ark while it’s in Brazil and the other countries thereafter. For more information on Ark of Noah visit arkofnoah.org.


blasting the ocean fl oor with sound waves bouncing off the seabed and then recorded by ships. It’s extremely useful in fi nd- ing deposits of oil and natural gas. But there is concern it can be harmful to marine life, including endangered whales, turtles and dolphins.


With what would be one of


the largest tests ever planned for the Atlantic Ocean now being considered by federal offi cials, two U.S. senators from New Jersey and environmental groups from around the country are trying to ban the practice in the Atlantic Ocean. Three companies have


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