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A Tall Ship in Trouble


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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cornwall/8464194.stm

Seems a small crew for a ship that size.

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Four is a small crew, and for a day sail or short coastal routes, I'd say it's big enough. Definitely big enough to take down sail in an emergency. Additionally, this is a school ship, so they may have had a larger crew that they got off the boat as soon as possible when trouble hit. Thus, the crew of four might just be a skeleton crew of the professional sailors that acted as watch captains for the trainees. Just a supposition of why the crew may have been so small. Of course, not being able to pay a larger crew is another distinct possibility.

She was bigger and faster when under full sail

With a gale on the beam and the seas o'er the rail

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