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Helmed by Captain David Clow, the schooner encountered a fierce storm and the hold eventually flooded, so Clow ordered the crew to abandon ship.
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CBS News, 24 July 2024
The schooner was lost on the morning of Sept. 30, 1893, while bound from Bay City, Michigan, to Chicago with a cargo of bulk salt.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 23 July 2024
But not every ship that comes to town is on a Greenpeace watch list; there are also schooners, plus the odd outrigger canoe.
—Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
It’s believed the 124-foot ship is a schooner or brig built in the mid-19th century, with its hull sheathed in copper.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 20 June 2024
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CBS News, 24 July 2024
The schooner was lost on the morning of Sept. 30, 1893, while bound from Bay City, Michigan, to Chicago with a cargo of bulk salt.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 23 July 2024
But not every ship that comes to town is on a Greenpeace watch list; there are also schooners, plus the odd outrigger canoe.
—Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
It’s believed the 124-foot ship is a schooner or brig built in the mid-19th century, with its hull sheathed in copper.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 20 June 2024
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