If your down in the Corpus Christi area

Attention: Assignment Editors, News directors and PSA Directors

ARRIVAL TIME OF COLUMBUS SHIPS PINTA AND NINA IN CORPUS CHRISTI

THURSDAY MARCH 8^TH At 2:00 P.M.

Corpus Christi, Tx. –On Thursday March 8^th at 2:00 P.M., the ‘Pinta’ and the ‘Nina’, replicas of Columbus’ ships will arrive in Corpus Christi.. The ships will be docked at the Barge Dock, adjacent to the Art Museum, near the Municipal Marina, 400 A North Shoreline Blvd., until their departure early Monday morning March 19^th.

The media are invited to a private viewing of the ships on Thursday after docking. The ships open to the general public on Friday March 9^th. The Nina was built by hand and without the use of power tools and considered to be the most historically correct Columbus Replica ever built. The Pinta was recently built in Brazil and is a larger version of the archetypal caravel. Historians consider the caravel the Space Shuttle of the fifteenth century.

While in port, the general public are invited to visit the ships for a walk-aboard, self-guided tour. Admission charges are $8.00 for adults, $7.00 for seniors, and $6.00 for students 5 – 16. Children 4 and under are Free. The ships are open every day from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. No reservations necessary.

Teachers or organizations wishing to schedule a 30 minute guided tour with a crew member should call 1 787 672 2152 and leave a message. Minimum of 15. $4.00 per person. No Maximum. Visit our website at www.thenina.com OR EMAIL columfnd@surfbvi.com.