In a ritual ceremony, the ship weighed more than 100 tons denganpanjang 30 meters wide and 7.5 meters high from the keel to the top deck is 8.5 meters will be driven by a number of men and the invocation of the traditional elders to touch the waters for the first time.
According to Aunty Yuniar, Director of Haniar Mutiara Prima who initiated the Pearl of Papua explain, Pearl Phinisi of Papua is a beautiful ship made from the best wood and traditionally done in the village Sapolohe.
"Sapolehe Tanahberu Village is a very unique village, where the wooden boat building by hand has been handed down from generation to generation for hundreds of years," said Aunty.
Because the reputation of this village as a place of traditional wooden boat building is already worldwide makak Phinisi ship who named the Pearl of Papua is made in this village.
Phinisi boat is planned to be used as sailboat cruises for tourist dive in Raja Ampat in Papua. Therefore, the boat was designed with luxury cabin for 15 passengers and 12 crew complete with equipment and modern facilities like five star hotels will sail first to the Raja Ampat Papua, October 2010.
Star hotel facilities in question are seven cabins, hot water shower, sandek, sundeck overlooking the sea, spa, message, music room, library and each cabin has its own bathroom.
"This boat is one of the few Indonesian-flagged boats and wholly owned by an Indonesian who devoted as liveaboard diving vessel, where visitors explore the best dive spots and the most remote from the boat on the island in Raja Ampat," said Aunty.
