Tristan : The Sailing Yacht Concordia (Tall ship) due to call at Tristan da Cunha in March sinks off Brazil.
Submitted by Tristan Times (Sarah Glass) 25.02.2010 (Article Archived on 11.03.2010)
Onboard the Concordia were 48 students and the 16 professional crew and teachers.
The Sailing Yacht Concordia (Tall ship) due to call at Tristan da Cunha in March sinks off Brazil.
Canada-based SV Concordia visited Tristan on the 14th March and remained until Sunday 16th March in 2007, She carried 40+ students who study on board as well as help sail the ship. They were on an 8-month cruise around the world. They presented Chief Islander Conrad Glass with a plaque and David Morley presented them with some books. They were looking forward to returning and hopefully stay ashore overnight.
The Sailing Yacht Concordia (Tall ship) was built by COLOD CO LTD in Szczecin, Poland. The yacht was launched in 1992, with overall length being 58.1 metres (190.62 feet). The Concordia was a Canadian floating classroom, and had taken over 1000 GAP and university students.
Onboard the Concordia were 48 students and the 16 professional crew and teachers. The yacht sank 300 miles off the coast of Brazil; the Captain William Curry blamed the sinking of his vessel on a “Microburst” a sudden vertical downdraft. The Concordia sank with-in thirty minutes after hitting what the captain called a microburst, on Wednesday afternoon (17th February).
The Concordia was a sturdy, steel-hulled tall ship, stretching 188 feet with three masts and 15 sails.
However all have been rescued successfully, but it’s a good example of well-trained sailors. They arrived at the Mocangue naval base in Rio de Janeiro at the weekend.
Sarah Glass
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