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Mexican ship rides the goodwill wave, docks in Mumbai
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Mexican ship Cuauhtémoc docks in the city. (HT PHOTO)
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The Indian Navy band welcomes the crew. For its 2017 tour, the ship will visit 15 ports in 12 countries. (HT PHOTO)
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The Mexican Ambassador to India, Melba Pría, (in red) and guests on board the Cuauhtemoc. The ship has already covered Panama, the United States, Spain, Italy, Greece and Egypt. (HT PHOTO)
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Mexican navy cadets on board the Cuauhtémoc. After India, the ship will set sail to Singapore, the Philippines, China, South Korea, Japan and the United States, before ending its journey at the Mexican port of Acapulco. (HT PHOTO)
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The ship, named after the last Aztec Emperor Cuauhtémoc, is a naval academy that trains cadets on the move. (HT PHOTO)
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Union railway minister Suresh Prabhu with Captain Rafael Antonio Lagunes Arteaga. (HT PHOTO)
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The ship made its first trip in 1982 and has done 34 instructional journeys covering 7,05,012 nautical miles since — that’s about the same as going around the Earth 33 times. (HT PHOTO)
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