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Ostend draws 230,000 visitors

29 May 2007

OSTEND – The maritime historical event Ostend at Anchor drew a total of 230,000 visitors over the holiday weekend, according to figures from the Ostend tourism office.

The hotels in the coastal resort were all fully booked over the weekend. A total of 136 ships were on display at the event this year.

The sea tours on board A-class ships the Artemis, Atlantis, Thalassa and Mercedes drew 5,000 participants.

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Subject: Belgian news