He has established a ship replica museum in Mandvi to display the past glory of the shipping industry. His flagship Sao Gabriel was captained by him, while another member of the four-ship armada , Sao Rafael, was captained by Paulo da Gama , Vasco’s brother. Now his third generation has joined him in this business.His grandson Nishant Fofindi said, “This is one of the best ship replica museums of the country. The same shipwright had built both Sao Gabriel and Sao Rafael and with the same size and dimensions.On their return journey to Portugal in 1498-99 Paulo fell sick along with many of the seamen. Nishant says “In our museum, you will find replicas of ships of Dubai, Muscat, America, Europe and various parts of India.
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