May/June 2010 - Keppel Offshore & Marine

COMMUNITYThe amazing maritime raceSome 900 participants from Keppel took part in the four-hour race which was supported by Keppel O&MScrambling around Singapore wasnot how 21 year old Tan Wei Zhen,an intern at Keppel Singmarine,expected to learn aboutSingapore’s rich maritime history.That, however, was what she andher team mates did when theytook part in the Amazing MaritimeRace, Singapore’s first maritimetreasure hunt.On 25 April 2010, some 900participants, including 13 teamsfrom Keppel took part in the fourhourrace which was supported byKeppel O&M. Through interactivepuzzles and interesting locations,the race provides a platform toeducate the public on the country’svibrant maritime industry.Travelling only by public transportor by foot, Wei Zhen and herteam visited 14 race check pointsaround Singapore. Their journeytook them to different locationswith rich maritime history andsignificance, including Marinaat Keppel Bay, the former siteof Keppel Shipyard, as well asSingapore Polytechnic.She shared, “It was an excitingand educational race for us. Wevisited places we had never seenbefore and discovered a differentside of Singapore. I am definitelymore appreciative of Singapore’smaritime history.”Helping to coordinate the Keppelteams, Ainon Haji Mohd Taibof the Keppel Recreation ClubSports Organising Committee,said, “For Keppelites, this wasan opportunity to support theindustry and promote teamworkin a competitive yet educationalway. The teams have to stretchtheir resourcefulness and mentalprowess to solve clues, completetasks and answer questions onSingapore’s maritime cluster andheritage.”Organised by the Association ofSingapore Maritime Industries,together with the Maritime andPort Authority of Singapore,Singapore Maritime Foundationand Singapore ShippingAssociation, the Amazing Racewas part of a series of activitiesunder the Singapore MaritimeWeek 2010.OffshoreMarine May – June 201033