Thursday 8 August 2013

Italian tall ship Amerigo Vespucci docks at Canary Wharf and is open to visitors - Wharf

Italian tall ship Amerigo Vespucci docks at Canary Wharf and is open to visitors - Wharf: "Italian tall ship Amerigo Vespucci docks at Canary Wharf and is open to visitors"
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The huge Italian tall ship Amerigo Vespucci is docked at South Quay this week.And the Canary Wharf public will get the chance to step onboard the boat, which was built in 1930 and named after the 15th centuy Italian explorer.
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The three mast, full rigged ship has spent the last 82 years on training cruises across the globe.
She's 101 metres long, 15 metres wide and 54 metres high.
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Crew used the stop at Canary Wharf to do some acrobatic painting of the sails 20 metres above the water.
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The Amerigo Vespucci is believed to be the widest tall ship in the world.
Visits will be allowed today until 5pm, Thursday from 10.30am to midday and 3pm to 6.30pm, and on Friday from 10.30am to midday and 3pm to 5pm.
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