Capt Cook Log

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Modern day “Vikings” in a storm in the North Sea:
https://www.facebook.com/peter.fischer.52831/videos/2007649296210228/
They made it all the way across the Atlantic and to the Great Lakes, but got stopped by the Pilot Union in the US:

Draken and Tall Ships Challenge 2016

I didn’t know where to put this. The old volunteer thread re: the Draken came up in a search but it seemed confusing to revive that for this. The news is: The Draken made it from Norway to Fairport, OH only to be hit with pilotage fees. They had been told pilotage was not necessary, but the story changed once they arrived to the Great Lakes. “The Norwegian Viking Ship, Draken Harald Hårfagre, is forced to leave the Great Lakes and the Tall Ships Challenge 2016 due to the cost for pilotage.” h…