STS Fryderyk Chopin

• Guest 651

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  1 September 2010     14:3768296
  #1      
  Another visitor to Dover today:
  
  Fryderyk Chopin is a Polish sailing-ship designed by Zygmunt Choreń, obviously dedicated to the composer of the early to mid 19th century Fryderyk Chopin, and launched in 1992 in the Dora Shipyard, Gdańsk, Poland. She was recently acquired by West Island College in Nova Scotia to expand their Tall Ship educational program
  
  

  
  Been nice knowing you :)
• Guest 657

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  1 September 2010     16:4368306
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  Oooo lovely.
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• Guest 651

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  29 October 2010     14:4277244
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  The ship is currently in trouble in the Atlantic Ocean having lost both masts in storms south west of the Isles of Scilly - hopefully everyone is ok...
  
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-11651799
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• Guest 690

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  29 October 2010     14:5977246
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  Thanks for that Paul. I bet at the moment some may wish they were here! It`s good to see the rough seas off our coast, but being in them out in an ocean expanse, must be something else.
  Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
• Guest 640

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  29 October 2010     15:0777247
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  Well done with breaking these stories Paul..great stuff..yer a 'roving reporter' and no mistake. I heard a whisker of this on the news and did wonder if I had a picture somewhere in the files.
  
  They are having a rough time of it down there off the Scillies, I believe this is the third ship in trouble. Masts are gone.
  
  Jeez the other day there was two Fred Olsens here in the harbour. It was a rough dark night as they set off for their respective cruises. As I saw the larger of the two depart I remarked to myself that I wouldnt go if they gave me free tickets, threw in a basket of fruit, and a case of champagne !!
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• howard mcsweeney1

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  29 October 2010     15:1277249
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  last i heard was that the captain issued a bulletin, stating that there were no injuries or plans to evacuate.
  
  the rescue people seemed to have things under control.
• Guest 651

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  29 October 2010     15:4977257
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  ITV have asked to use my image above :)
  Been nice knowing you :)
• howard mcsweeney1

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  29 October 2010     16:0777267
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  great stuff paul, how did they know about the picture?
• Guest 651

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  29 October 2010     16:1677269
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  It is on my photo website (along with another 8000+)
  
  http://www.flickr.com/photos/doverpast/
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• Guest 690

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  3 November 2010     17:4778326
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  Not the Chopin, but I spotted this three master out in the channel around 13.00 today. A bit murky out there, but does anybody know it`s identity and name?
  Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
• Guest 673

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  3 November 2010     18:1378330
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  AIS history for 1300 shows her to be the Stad Amsterdam proceeding down the Southwest lane past Dover bound for Brest.
  
  
  http://www.stadamsterdam.com/content/ship/index.xml
  
  
  http://www.aisliverpool.org.uk/historymap.php?map=folkstone&hh=13&mm=0&date=20101103
• Guest 698

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  3 November 2010     18:4378332
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  Under engines into a headwind by the look of it. Those square riggers never did go well close-hauled.
  I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
• Guest 673

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  5 November 2010     05:0878540
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  Some more views of the Fryderyk Chopin whilst she was on the Eastern Arm.