Saturday 15 October 2011

4-masted barque STS Sedov in Øresund

The ship was was launched in Kiel in 1921 as the Magdalene Vinnen II

The Russian sail training vessel STS Sedov (formerly the Magdalene Vinnen II and Kommodore Johnsen) passed Helsingør/Helsingborg this morning at 11.06 on its way to Cuxhaven. The 115x14m  4-masted steel barque was for almost 80 years the largest traditional sailing ship in operation.

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