Friday, October 24, 2008
Russian Tall Ship in Tenerife
If you go down to Santa Cruz port today, you'll be in for, not just a big surprise, but a tall treat: a chance to cast your eyes over the second largest sailing ship in the world, the training ship Kruzenshtern, of the Russian navy.
As citizen reporter, Juan Campos, suggests, it must be well worth a look at the 114.4 m (376 ft) four masted barque and tall ship. She was built in Germany, in 1926, but passed into Soviet hands after the Second World War. (The Wikipedia article about her, here has some beautiful images of her in full sail.)
Apparently, this is not the first time the Kruzenshtern has visited the island either, because last year she was seen off the south of the island, close to the port of Los Christianos taking part in filming some sequences for a film.
Don't hesitate though: the ship arrived in Tenerife on Tuesday and is scheduled to set sail tomorrow, Saturday, October 25th, at 4.pm.
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