This majestic tall ship, a faithful replica of a 19th-century schooner, first set sail in 1985.

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During the work, boats will be given passage along the canal, including a 1920s tall ship docked at Gloucester.

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Several questions focused on the energetic deckhand who had virtually no experience aboard a tall ship, let alone riding out hurricanes.

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Like a tall ship at full sail, she leans, tilts, and billows.

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The Gorch Fock tall ship was ordered to dock in the Argentine city of Ushuaia to await experts, after reports of a revolt in November.

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Forty one volunteers joined 15 working crew on the Endeavour - a perfect replica of Cook's original ship - where they get to grips with the rigours of life on an 18th century tall-ship.

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The ship is slated to measure 170 feet (51 meters) tall, but to stabilize the vessel over half of the vehicle would stay below the surface, providing all sorts of collection systems and useful tools.

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Mr. Babits, who had been aboard the HMS Bounty replica several times and has sailed on other tall-mast ships, said he didn't understand why the ship entered the path of a large storm that everyone knew was coming.

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Through the tall windows of the control car, I watched the horizon slew as the ship struggled to keep steady.

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