The end of the "Eleonora": As "Boat International" writes, citing its own sources, the schooner is currently being scrapped. The side of the 49-metre-long sailing vessel was torn open by a supply ship in June 2022 while the "Eleonora" was moored in the port of Tarragona, Spain. The wreck was salvaged three months after the accident in an extensive salvage operation. However, the damage was apparently too extensive to repair.
According to the report, the "Eleonora" was initially salvaged with cranes and balloons as planned and then towed across the harbour to the PTW shipyard at the end of September. However, the wreck is now at a shipbreaking yard in Vinaros, where it will be dismantled in the coming weeks.
"Eleonora" rammed by a supply vessel
At the beginning of June, a 60-metre-long ocean-going supply ship rammed into the "Eleonora" in the port of Tarragona, where the two-master was moored alongside a pier. While travelling over the sternpost, the supply vessel crashed into the starboard side of the 49.5-metre-long schooner with its reverse gear locked. It only took about half an hour before only the masts were sticking out of the water.
Video of the "Eleonora" accident:
Replica of the legendary "Westward"
The "Eleonora" is a replica of the legendary "Westward", which was launched by Herreshoff in 1910 and was the largest schooner built in accordance with the International Rule of 1908. The Dutchman Ed Kastelein commissioned the replica after finding the plans. The launch in 2001 was celebrated as a sensation on the scene and became the model for several other replicas of classic schooners such as the "Atlantic", "Elena", "Germania", "Ingomar", "Naema" and "Wolfhound". The "Eleonora" underwent an extensive refit as recently as 2014. She was on the market for 6.9 million pounds.
