Launch of the Cheonjeongho (Boat of Heaven) Yeosu, Korea, February 17 2011 (1.15)

Launch of the Cheonjeongho (Boat of Heaven)Yeosu, Korea, February 17 2011 (1.15)

Father and Mother arrive for the launch ceremony

The ILC participants were treated as honored guests with front-row seats

Raimoundous (Lithuania) and Konstantin (Russia) appreciate the atmosphere

Entertainment from well known Korean drama actors and singers

All the way from Westchester to Yeosu … Phyllis Kim, Mike Balcomb and Tom Walsh

Welcome remarks from Dr. Sun Jo Hwang, President of UPF Korea

Kook Jin Moon, president of the Tongil Group, greets the crowd of several thousand.

Explanation of the NC (number controlled) by Kyung Joon Lee of Master Marine

The negative NC resin mold cuts production time in half. Father is registering the patent himself.

Father listens intently to the report

Mother read the first half of the speech as Father followed along

The weather was cold, but at least the sun rain stopped in time for the ceremony.

The Korean Media were in full attendance for an event that should greatly impact the region

Launch of the Cheonjeongho (Boat of Heaven)Yeosu, Korea, February 17 2011 (1.15)

Hyung Jin Nim and True Parents make their way to the boat for a maiden voyage

Some of the ILC team that spent one week in Yeosu at Father’s personal invitation

The Cheonjeongho is about the same size as the New Hope but twice as fast, more than 40 knots