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Sedov barque weathers North Sea storm

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Russia’s Sedov barque, the largest windjammer in the world, has set sail from Amsterdam and is charting a northward course for Iceland. The ship which has maritime-university cadets from Murmansk, Arkhangelsk and Kaliningrad aboard encountered a real fall storm in the opening hours of her voyage.

Russia’s Sedov barque, the largest windjammer in the world, has set sail from Amsterdam and is charting a northward course for Iceland. The ship which has maritime-university cadets from Murmansk, Arkhangelsk and Kaliningrad aboard encountered a real fall storm in the opening hours of her voyage.

© Photo : Valeri VasilevskyRussia’s Sedov barque, the largest windjammer in the world, has set sail from Amsterdam and is charting a northward course for Iceland. The ship which has maritime-university cadets from Murmansk, Arkhangelsk and Kaliningrad aboard encountered a real fall storm in the opening hours of her voyage.
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Russia’s Sedov barque, the largest windjammer in the world, has set sail from Amsterdam and is charting a northward course for Iceland. The ship which has maritime-university cadets from Murmansk, Arkhangelsk and Kaliningrad aboard encountered a real fall storm in the opening hours of her voyage.
© Photo : Valeri VasilevskyThe storm came as the cadets’ first serious test. It’s all-hands-on-deck during the storm.
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The storm came as the cadets’ first serious test. It’s all-hands-on-deck during the storm.
© Photo : Valeri VasilevskySome waves rolled over the bow of the ship, covering her bowsprit with foam. The spray even reached the foremast’s lower yardarms, and the deck was gradually covered with salt crystals.
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Some waves rolled over the bow of the ship, covering her bowsprit with foam. The spray even reached the foremast’s lower yardarms, and the deck was gradually covered with salt crystals.
© Photo : Valeri VasilevskyThe sky over the North Sea: a storm is coming.
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The sky over the North Sea: a storm is coming.
© Photo : Valeri VasilevskyThis unexpected encounter with the elements is like something out of an action movie.
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This unexpected encounter with the elements is like something out of an action movie.
© Photo : Valeri VasilevskyThe helmsmen on duty were severely tested by the storm.
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The helmsmen on duty were severely tested by the storm.
© Photo : Valeri VasilevskyBoatswain Nikolai Lusheko instructing the crew during the storm.
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Boatswain Nikolai Lusheko instructing the crew during the storm.
© Photo : Valeri VasilevskyMaxim Rodionov, the captain of the Sedov.
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Maxim Rodionov, the captain of the Sedov.
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