World's largest sailing ship Sedov stops off in Hong Kong
The world's largest sailing ship in operation paid a visit to Hong Kong for the first time yesterday. The Sedov, a 92-year-old Russian windjammer, sailed into the harbour and to its berth at the Ocean Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui, where the public will be able to see and board it.
The world's largest sailing ship in operation paid a visit to Hong Kong for the first time yesterday.
The Sedov, a 92-year-old Russian windjammer, sailed into the harbour and to its berth at the Ocean Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui, where the public will be able to see and board it.
The 117.5-metre-long, four-mast ship, which marked its birthday on Valentine's Day in the South China Sea, is in the middle of a 13-month journey round the world as part of celebrations for the 1,150th anniversary of the founding of the Russian state. Along the way, it will visit 20 countries and 32 ports.
The public will have free access to the Sedov's deck from today to Sunday.
Those who have more time and are willing to pay can even travel on the ship and experience life as a crew member as it circumnavigates the globe.
The ship was christened the Magdalene Vinnen II in 1921 in Germany, when it was the world's largest three- or four-mast auxiliary barque. On its maiden voyage, the vessel took coal from Bremen, Germany, to Buenos Aires, Argentina - a 30-day trip during which it overcame bad weather.
