Posted on 03/29/2020 2:02:52 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The Pilgrim, an icon at the Ocean Institute, has keeled and is sinking in Dana Point Harbor.
Officials at the center were informed at 5:15 a.m. Sunday, March 29, that the beloved vessel, which served as an inspiring real-world classroom to hundreds of thousands of students and visitors, had keeled starboard tilted toward the right side during the night at the Ocean Institutes dock near San Juan Capistrano.
It was not immediately clear Sunday morning what caused the ship to sink.
A boom has been placed around the ship and an inspection is forthcoming, said Wendy Marshall, executive director of the Ocean Institute.
We are concerned it will keel more when the tide comes up, she said.
The ship a full-scale replica of the vessel immortalized by Richard Henry Dana in his classic book Two Years Before the Mast was also a favorite during the Ocean Institutes Tall Ships Festival. It is valued at $6 million.
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Oh...that doesn’t look good at all.
Too bad. I hope they can get it righted and repaired. It looks like a nice ship. The way the Wuhan is spreading around, it might be the last refuge...
LOL. See my #15
It’s not that unusual for wooden ships to take on water, get pumped out and fixed.
I’ll bet that this isn’t the end for the old girl.
At least it ain’t taking a port lean.
The good news is that it has tipped to the “right”...
it was called "Jewish Lightning
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Jewish%20Lightning
Insurance even pays to haul off the debris and re-level the ground.
It ain't a slur ya chazer!
מיר שטיצן ישראל
Can anyone imagine taking that small ship around The Horn?
Goodfellas: “You light a match!”
See 25 this thread. Great minds I’ll tell ya.
It’s hard to love a ship, they rot.
Bully Hayes.
Did the officials hire anyone to maintain the vessel and check it every day?
Either they didn't have someone on duty or the person on duty was negligent.
"Officials at the center" have to answer questions.
This shouldn't have happened.
I really, really, wouldn’t bet against you there..just sayin..
For cultural enlightenment. This was the book that described vast devastating wild forest fires in the times before so called "Global Climate Change."
I saw it. You guys are cool too!
A floating classroom. Probably put off maintenance.
For want of a check valve...
Going turtle does tend to put the keel most all the way up.
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