CUBA: FISHERMEN TAKE PART IN THE ANNUAL ERNEST HEMINGWAY INTERNATIONAL FISHING CONTEST

Record ID: 861842

  • Title: CUBA: FISHERMEN TAKE PART IN THE ANNUAL ERNEST HEMINGWAY INTERNATIONAL FISHING CONTEST
  • Date: 7th June 2001
  • Summary: (L1)HAVANA, CUBA (JUNE 6, 2001)(REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) BOAT DEPARTURE POINT VARIOUS OF BOATS LEAVING PORT (3 SHOTS) (0.35) HAV FISHERMAN PREPARING BAIT (0.42) SLV FISHING BOAT (0.46) GV FISHING BOAT AS SEEN FROM DECK WITH CAPTAIN AT CONTROLS OF YACHT (0.50) WIDE OF FISHING BOAT AND FISHERMEN AT SEA (0.58) SMV FISHERMAN PULLING IN CATCH /PULLING IN LINE (2 SHOTS) (1.06) SMV FISHERMAN REMOVING HOOK FROM FISH /FISH LYING ON DESK OF BOAT (1.15) PAN UP FROM FISH TO FISHERMAN (1.21) VARIOUS, FISHING BOATS AT SEA (2 SHOTS) (1.30) WIDE OF FISHING BOATS COMING INTO PORT (1.37) VARIOUS, OF BACK OF "HOOK" FISHING BOAT WITH FISHERMEN AND THEIR CATCHES -THIS BOAT CAUGHT THE LARGEST CATCH OF THE DAY (2 SHOTS) (1.50) SMV/ FISHERMAN HAVING CATCH WEIGHED /FISH (2 SHOTS) (1.59) SMV ANOTHER FISHERMAN HAVING HIS FISH WEIGHED (2.02) SMV BACK IF FISHING BOAT WITH LINE OF FISHING RODS AND EQUIPMENT (2.06) SMV FISHERMAN CHECKING WEIGHT OF FISH (2.10) SCU (SOUNDBITE)(Spanish) INTERNATIONAL GAME FISHING ASSOCIATION CHAIRMAN, MICHAEL LEVITT SAYING: "It's a great chance for us to see this beautiful country you have here and we are really enjoying ourselves. I came down and fished this tournament in 1979, 22 years ago and it's terrific to be back again after all these years. Yesterday was good but you've gotta make sure to take a picture. Today we'll catch three fish and we'll take pictures of everybody." (2.44) WIDE OF BOAT IN HARBOUR (2.49) VARIOUS, BOAT LEAVING PORT (2.58)
  • Embargoed: 22nd June 2001 13:00
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  • Location: HAVANA, CUBA
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  • Country: Cuba
  • Topics: Entertainment,Quirky,Light / Amusing / Unusual / Quirky
  • Reuters ID: LVA84XCDULQS58WGBB473FQ540Y3
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  • Story Text: Dozens of fishing boats have traversed the waters associated with famed writer Ernest Hemingway at the annual international fishing tournament named in his honour.
    Following in the footsteps of famous U.S. writer, Ernest Hemingway, 45 boats from various countries took part in the 51st annual Ernest Hemingway International Fishing Tournament in Havana, Cuba on Thursday (June 07).
    Hemingway, who authored classics such as, "The Old Man and The Sea" and "To Have and Have Not" - books which depict scenes from the Cuban coast - was a fishing aficionado and before his death in 1961, often traveled to the Caribbean island to fish.
    The competition, where catching the largest billfish is the goal, employs a "tag and release" system whereby the fish is released after being catalogued and weighed.
    Win or lose, Michael Levitt, chairman of the International Game Fishing Association, was determined to enjoy the day.
    "It's a great chance for us to see this beautiful country, we are really enjoying ourselves," he said.
    The tournament typically attracts fisherman from all over the world and this year is no exception with entries from Zimbabwe, Germany, Switzerland, Peru, Mexico, Spain and Great Britain.
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