Ships arrive at Ostend at Anchor

The Venetian Shipyards are the focus this year. “We are not going to show the tourist gondolas,” says Hubert Rubbens of Oostende at Anker. “We want to show the work boats that were used to transport people, fruit and stones. We will show them here.”

The organization expects 150 ships, and also 45 crafts and artists.

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