The Arung Samudera, which means "Ocean Crossings", is an Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

n tall ship

Tall ship

A tall ship is a large, traditionally-rigged sailing vessel. Popular modern tall ship rigs include topsail schooners, brigantines, brigs and barques. "Tall Ship" can also be defined more specifically by an organization, such as for a race or festival....

. The sailing

Sailing

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 vessel is a class B schooner

Schooner

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 which measures 129 feet in length. Notable features include arched windows on the aft

Aft

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 deckhouse, 3 single piece masts

Mast (sailing)

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, and a boxy hull

Hull (watercraft)

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Originally built to be used as a New Zealand Sail training vessel in 1991, the ship was commissioned to be used as the first training vessel of the Indonesian navy at the Arung Samudera Conference of island nations in 1995.

2007 grounding

On August 23, 2007, the Arung Samudera ran aground off the Sunshine Coast

Sunshine Coast, Queensland

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 of Queensland

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, Australia

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in stormy weather. Efforts are currently underway to salvage her, but she is described as having an intact hull, and being in no immediate danger of breaking up.