Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:26 pm on 28 September 2022.
I want to conclude by referring to the name of this particular vessel. Who was Prince Madog? According to the legend, Madog ab Owain Gwynedd, according to the legend, was the son of Owain Gwynedd, the king of Gwynedd, who sailed to the American continent around 1170. He settled there 300 years before Christopher Colombus. The story is that him and his brother Rhirid sailed there in their boat, Gwennan Gorn, discovered a country, came back to Wales, collected more people who wanted to settle there, and sailed back. Is this a true story? Well, it's fair to say that there's little evidence for its veracity, but the evidence is quite clear as to what the vessel named after Madog ab Owain Gwynedd can offer us in Wales today. I'm very happy to work with the Government to see how we can deliver this idea. Thank you.