Papenburg, 14 March 2008 - Tomorrow the Indonesian passenger ship Gunung Dempo will leave MEYER WERFT's building dock 1.

Undocking will start around 10.00 am. The Gunung Dempo will be the first ship in the yard's history to be moved out of the covered building dock forwards. Tugs will pull the ship out of the dock alongside a guide rail. Around 11.00 am she will be berthed in the open dock; in the following all remaining work will be completed and the ship's technical systems will be tested.

The time schedule for undocking may change due to weather conditions.

The Gunung Dempo is the 24th ship MEYER WEFT is building for Indonesia. The 14,200-gt passenger vessel has a length overall of 146.8 m and is 23.40 m wide. The newbuilding is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment, and at the same time with solid, resilient technical systems. Upon completion, the Gunung Dempo will carry passengers as well as containers.

Conveyance down the river Ems and delivery to the Owner will take place in June 2008.