The sailing training vessel "Pallas" called at the port of Sitka (Alaska) July 28, 2011, the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency said. This is the first vessel moored at the newly built Old Sitka Dock.
The Pallas was warmly welcomed by traditional drums and songs of Tlingit people. The crew was welcomed by the Sitka authorities, Dave Nevis, the Sitka port’s director of hospitality, and four tribes of the Tlingit.
The schooner expedition is dedicated to celebration of the 50th anniversary of spaceflight of Yuri Gagarin and the 270th anniversary of the discovery of Alaska by Russian sailors.