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I want to crew the Götheborg.

Imagine losing your rudder out at sea and sending out a distress call. And then the largest ocean-going wooden sailing ship in the world comes to your rescue. Or in the words of the sailors on the sailing boat: "This moment was very strange, and we wondered if we were dreaming. Where were we? What time period was it?"

This all happened off the coast of France last week. To our knowledge it is the first time that an east indiaman, and the first time for Götheborg, to engage in such a rescue. Now we also have the images and story from the sailing vessel that was rescued.

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[-] 5ibelius9insterberg@feddit.de 16 points 1 year ago
[-] DevCat@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Sorry, I thought I had included that. Thanks for adding the link.

[-] teft@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

I'd be wondering if I had slipped through a time portal accidentally.

[-] Ghostwurm@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago

... And then they raise the Jolly Roger.

this post was submitted on 30 Jul 2023
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