The Bhadala is still a seafaring community, and almost all the Dhow captains on the Dubai to India route are Bhadala.
The Mirbahar tribe is known to have owned large Dhows in the ports of Thatta they are also known to have guarded the seas, particularly during the rule of Mirza Ghazi Beg and even helped Prince Aurangzeb when he was Subedar of Sindh to found the port of Kukralo, which was later abandoned.
The film was featured in 50 festivals, winning a total of 25 awards including the one at Cannes and a Golden Dhow award for best feature film at the Zanzibar International Film Festival.
DP World awarded ENVIRON the Golden Dhow Award for its environmental consultancy services to the London Gateway super port.
A navy blue flag with the Union jack in the top left corner, it featured a badge like that of colonial Zanzibar, with a two-masted Arab dhow sailing on turquoise waters, designed by George Kruger-Gray of the Royal Mint.
On the opposite side of Wasini Island, Wasini Village is a competing tourism destination for visitors that take their lunches before and/or after dhow trips around the Marine Protected Areas, managed by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS).