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The sheer length of the vessel is clear in this picture. Courtesy: Guinness World Records
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The Obaid is 91 metres in length and 20 metres wide. It could carry a maximum of 2,500 tonnes - the weight of more than 400 elephants. Courtesy: Guinness World Records
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It was named after Obaid Jumaa bin Majid Al Falasi, an Emirati shipbuilder who began an apprenticeship at the age of nine in the mid-1940s. Courtesy: Guinness World Records
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The vessel was designed to be a working dhow and will ship goods from the UAE to Yemen, Somalia, Sudan, Egypt, Kenya, Pakistan, India, and possibly Iraq, its owner said, Courtesy: Guinness World Records
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For decades such vessels have traded goods between Dubai and the region, with Dubai Creek serving as their main home port. Courtesy: Guinness World Records
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The sheer length of the vessel is clear in this picture. Courtesy: Guinness World Records
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The Obaid is 91 metres in length and 20 metres wide. It could carry a maximum of 2,500 tonnes - the weight of more than 400 elephants. Courtesy: Guinness World Records
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/AHJXHE2COXMUPQRO23NFQID764.jpg?smart=true&auth=830a274e50b1670610d12be1c30fbeab3fb93217ba8e8aec85c28f5f340269d8&width=400&height=225)
It was named after Obaid Jumaa bin Majid Al Falasi, an Emirati shipbuilder who began an apprenticeship at the age of nine in the mid-1940s. Courtesy: Guinness World Records
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SK23FGU2QQ3LXYBG3XUDLVVPYA.jpg?smart=true&auth=28bdd48ac3012dff0e478f3b9ac4226eafcb806bfee7b3c499f2c4c4f3a1f355&width=400&height=225)
The vessel was designed to be a working dhow and will ship goods from the UAE to Yemen, Somalia, Sudan, Egypt, Kenya, Pakistan, India, and possibly Iraq, its owner said, Courtesy: Guinness World Records
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KR5HP6FKLOF3I4AV2CZTK3SQ64.jpg?smart=true&auth=b6d031fe417bbfc49ae8ebe9612927f19701421e7a4921ba365e02964db14f17&width=400&height=225)
For decades such vessels have traded goods between Dubai and the region, with Dubai Creek serving as their main home port. Courtesy: Guinness World Records
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ULZMZ6YQH5WQCNEMWJNPVGXB34.jpg?smart=true&auth=ca3bef2378fdd4fbe4f487d65e586c7a7f91c47df446eac9ee97e70c160064ee&width=400&height=225)
The sheer length of the vessel is clear in this picture. Courtesy: Guinness World Records
Mighty dhow built on Dubai Creek named largest by Guinness World Records
The 91-metre 'Obaid' was a passion project for an Emirati family, who sought to celebrate the country's seafaring traditions
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28 October, 2020
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