See more than 100 traditional and classic wooden boats of every type at the Annual WoodenBoat Show Friday through Sunday, June 28-30, 2019. Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT – The festival, which is hosted in partnership with WoodenBoat Publications, celebrates the design and craftsmanship of wooden craft. The three-day WoodenBoat Show offers something for all wooden …
Hamburg 17.6.2019 – No. 5 Elbe has been lifted overnight. Joachim Kaiser from the Hamburg Maritim Foundation was very pleased with the work of the Ardentia Marine salvage company divers. They had lifted the wooden two-master out of the silt with large yellow lifting bags filled with air. At the same time, the water was …
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Hamburg based Brand Marine Consultants, GMBH has been employed to lead the savage efforts to raise No. 5 Elbe. Hamburg 16.6.2019 – Ardentia Marine salvage company divers have managed to cover the leak in a makeshift manner positioning slings and air bags under the hull of historic pilot schooner No. 5 Elbe. Each of the …
08.06.2018 – Onboard video showing the No. 5 Elbe on starboard, in a breeze, heading toward container ship. No. 5 Elbe is driving to weather on the northern side of the channel. Also clearly visible is the “Astro Sprinter”, which the pilot is heading for. Clearly heard are the warning signals of the container ship. …
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Stiftung Hamburg Maritim Press Release – 13.06.2019 Hamburg – The Salvage of the pilot-schooner no. 5 starts this weekend. After several salvage estimates from salvage companies have been received and evaluated, the decision has been made: Contract awarded: Lying on her side in silt the wooden hull should be raised with the help of sacks …
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