AdvertisementBanking on Tito’s Yacht to Steer a Cultural Renaissance Rijeka, Croatia, anointed a European capital of culture, wants to restore and showcase the rusting boat used by the Yugoslav leader, but far-right nationalists are outraged. Image Galeb, the nearly 80-year-old yacht that once belonged to the Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito, has been rusting for years in Rijeka, Croatia. Image Tito used the yacht, built in 1938 in Genoa, Italy, as his floating residence. Tito used the yacht, built in 1938 in Genoa, Italy, as his floating residence, Yugoslavia’s embassy and a party boat. To some liberal politicians in Croatia, the restored yacht, 380 feet long, would be the perfect symbol of Tito’s ties to the city and the region.

Source: New York Times November 25, 2017 17:18 UTC