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Article: Modern 'Columbus' announces plan to sail Santa Maria replica from Spain to Japan - with stop in New York City. (NEWS ADVISORY)
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- March 24, 1989
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/NEWS ADVISORY/
MODERN 'COLUMBUS' ANNOUNCES PLAN TO SAIL SANTA MARIA REPLICA
FROM SPAIN TO JAPAN -- WITH STOP IN NEW YORK CITY
A modern day "Christopher Columbus" -- Japanese billionaire publisher/film producer Haruki Kadokawa -- announces the construction of an exact replica of Columbus' ship, the Santa Maria, that he will captain in 1991-1992 on a eight-month voyage from Spain to Japan via New York at a news conference, 11 a.m., Wednesday, March 29, at the Ocean Reef Grille, Third Floor, Fulton Market Building, 11 Fulton Street, Manhattan.
Kadokawa, who has contributed the $3 million construction cost, will be ...