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Al Marjan Island Honours Government Entities and Partners for Support to 2018 Ras Al Khaimah New Years Eve Fireworks

Al Marjan Island organised an unique event to honour the government entities and various other partners for their unwavering support in hosting the 2018 Ras Al Khaimah New Years Eve Fireworks which set the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the Largest aerial firework shell.

At the ceremony, mementos presented to senior officials of various government entities including Ras Al Khaimah Police, Public Works & Services Department, UAE National Ambulance, RAK Tourism Development Authority and Etisalat, among others.

Held at Al Marjan Island, Dual Tree, the ceremony was participated in by high-ranking government authorities and senior representatives of the different government entities and private sector companions. A presentation of the '2018 Ras Al Khaimah New Year's Eve Fireworks' was made before the recognized target market.

Addressing the individuals, Eng. Abdullah Al Abdooli, Chief Executive Officer of Al Marjan Island, said thanks to the authorities for their specialized initiatives, dedication and support to earning the occasion an incredible success.

He said: "The efficient coordination of the government entities and our partners allowed us to set an outstanding landmark with the New Year's Eve Gala. Every element of the event was seamlessly collaborated with the support of the government entities, right from preparing the place to making sure smooth traffic and visitor arrivals. The concentrate on the safety and security and security of visitors was of extremely important value, and the government entities surpassed the telephone call of responsibility to make sure that the preparations and on-ground procedures were of the highest possible criteria."

Eng. Abdullah Al Abdooli added: "The success of the '2018 Ras Al Khaimah New Year's Eve Fireworks' has contributed to our nationwide pride and established Ras Al Khaimah on the global map for New Year's Eve events as well as a year-round vacationer location. There has actually been significant rate of interest in the emirate and Al Marjan Island from throughout the world, and we will certainly build on this momentum to advertise internal investments and tourist to our emirate. We give thanks to all our partners along with the public for their frustrating support to the occasion. It motivates us to develop and supply a lot more memorable celebration for the coming New Year's Eve."

Powered by 1.090 tonne (1,089.545 kg; 2,397 lbs) of fireworks, the New Year's Eve extravaganza was gone to by thousands of countless site visitors, including a sizeable variety of international tourists. Designed by Phil Grucci, Chief Executive Officer and Creative Director, and implemented by Fireworks by Grucci for Al Marjan Island and with the support of key governmental entities of Ras Al Khaimah, the event was confirmed by an official Arbitrator from GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS, and the proposal for the Largest aerial firework shell was formally identified.

Elaborate preparations work went into the hosting of the event. More than 5,000 additional public car garage were provided to invite the visitors. While it took over 600 hrs to design the show by Phil Grucci, one more 70,000 man-hours went into transitioning the design with a team of 40 professionals including developers, manufacturers, pyrotechnicians and documentarians servicing the project.

To find out more, please check out: www.RAKNYE.com

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