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Held today, during the European Maritime Day, the demonstration of the Estonian athletes power marked the new world record - 20 strongest men of the country were able to budge the Tallink’s cruise ship Baltic Queen weighs 20,000 tons.
To establish a new world record it was needed to move the Baltic Queen at least 10 meters. New record was favored by excellent weather and relatively quet wind, facilitating and ensuring the safety of the team on board.
Trying to budge tons of the Baltic Queen weighting 20,000 tones has become the most ambitious effort ever undertaken by Estonian strongmen. Last year they managed to move the diesel train weighted 200 tons, and in 2009 strongman Andrus Murumets has managed to push the Estonian Air’s Boeing 737-500 weighted 40,000 kilograms.
With a length of 212 meters, a width of 29 meters and an empty weight of about 20 000 tonnes the Baltic Queen is one of the biggest cruise ferries of this type in the Baltic.
May 20, in the framework of the European Maritime Day, the company Tallink has organized an open day on the board of Baltic Queen's Day for everyone who is interested to see the ship. During the day a variety of shows from the summer cruise program have been performed on board, discount cruise tickets have been sold, and famous cartoon character Lotte was entertaining the children.
Additional information:
Luulea Lääne
Communication director
AS Tallink Grupp
Mobile: +372 5521296
E-mail: luulea.laane@tallink.ee
www.tallink.com
Reno Hekkonens
Spokesperson
Estonian Professional Strongmen Association
Mobile: +37256602325
E-mail: reno.hekkonens@mail.ee |