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probably increased, which inevitably decreased the vessel's stability, although it was not necessarily dangerous. The previous owner had repeatedly avoided a routine safety check of the ship that had been requested by
British authorities. Therefore, it is unclear if the ship's stability was
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Tall Ships Down: The Last
Voyages of the Pamir, Albatross, Marques, Pride of Baltimore and the Maria Asumpta
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Based on documentation of the ship, tallship sailor Daniel
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for use in charter tours during the northern winter. In the summer of 1984, she sailed to
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bought a one-half share in the ship. She was again re-rigged, this time as a
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problematic and, if so, whether the check would have detected it.
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Article: Monster Ocean Waves (about the sinking)
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Brigantine Marques (about the sinking)
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Built as a polacca-rigged brig, re-rigged as a barque in 1977
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147:General characteristics
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444:"It Meant to Kill Us"
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203:that sank during the
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241:In 1971, Englishman
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243:Robin Cecil-Wright
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330:Puerto Rico
304:Last voyage
275:. In 1977,
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245:bought the
83:Barquentine
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379:References
357:rogue wave
184:Complement
108:Civilian,
72:In service
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707:HMS
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364:stability
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207:in 1984.
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91:Sold to
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709:Jupiter
691:Bergall
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409:Sources
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349:Halifax
341:Bermuda
337:Marques
320:in the
318:Antigua
310:Marques
272:Poldark
260:Dracula
255:England
247:Marques
220:polacca
212:Marques
196:Marques
129:Renamed
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58:Marques
33:History
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168:Length
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