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Sea Trek was a Mormon church project in 2001 to remember the exodus from Europe during the 1800s century. Eight sailing ships were rented (Statsraad Lehmkuhl, Christian Radich, Sorlandet, Europa, Swan Fan Makkum, Antigua, Mir, Dar Mlodziez) from many countries and sailed from Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway to England. An identical statue was donated to a number of port cities visited during the project.[1] Four ships were to proceed from Portsmouth to New York. But since they did not get paid, two of the ships broke the trip at Canary Islands and only two fulfilled the trip to New York.
The afterwords was many unpaid bill and badwill for the Mormons since the ships and many small companies never got paid (fireworks, sound equipment, etc).[2] The organizer (William "Bill" K Sadleir) has never taken the responsibility and the Mormon church said it had never been their project.
Sea Trek 2001 Advisory Board: Michael K. Deaver (Vice Chairman, International, Edelman Public Relations Worldwide), David Baxter (Director for London and the English Region, British Telecom), James Webb (Former Secretary of the United States Navy), Admiral Paul A. Yost, Jr. (18th Commandant of the United States Coast Guard), Jane Clayson (Co-Anchor, CBS Early Show), The Honorable Gordon H. Smith (United States Senator of Oregon), David W. Checketts (President and Chief Executive Officer, Madison Square Garden), The Honorable Stephen J. Solarz (President, Solarz Associates), Rick Burns (Executive Director, The Danish Immigrant Museum), Larry King (Host of CNNs Larry King Live), Shawn Southwick-King (Entertainer/businesswoman)
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[[Media: link titlehttp://www.mormonstoday.com/020125/N6SeaTrek01.No.OS.Oslo.shtml