The President of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, accompanied by his wife, Cecilia Moreno, Foreign Minister Alfredo Moreno and Defense Minister Rodrigo Hinzpeter visited the crew of the 58th Training Cruise of the School Ship Esmeralda.
The vessel will sail for 317 days along three oceans: the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, visiting 13 countries as a representative of Chile.
On this occasion, the cruise will divide its journey into two stages; the first one will take place between September and April 2014, while the second one will be between April and August of the same year. Thus, two generations of officer cadets and sailors will embark on the ship and receive comprehensive training in an ongoing contact with their natural working environment.