Some very bad news for tall ships, maritime heritage preservation and professional mariners today.
Plans for U.S. Brig Niagara’s sailing season could be sunk by Kevin Flowers for the Erie-Times News March 25, 2009 (download copy)
Foreclosure For Tall Ship Mystic by Joe Wojtas for The Day (New London) – March 25, 2009 (download copy)
I’ll be writing more about this later.
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On the other hand, the Elissa (remember Ike) is out on tour this week.
That Niagara could stop sailing would be a terrible blow to maritime history education and sail training in America. Countless professional tall ship crew have come from her volunteer ranks, and at the moment there is virtually no other vessel underway that comes anywhere near replicating her educational experience.
“Very bad news” is a gross understatement.