Video: 77-Year-Old Legendary Vessel Sent To Be Scrapped

A 77-Year-Old Tall, Legendary Vessel Was Sent To Scrap

A three-masted tall vessel used in films, including Count of Monte-Cristo, Treasure Island, and Alice in Wonderland, has been sent to the scrapyard after spending eight decades on the water.

The Earl of Pembroke was constructed in Sweden in 1945, dubbed Orion, and was used to haul timber in the waters of the Baltic Sea until it was laid up in 1974 in Denmark.

The 44.2-meter vessel was later shifted in 1980 to the U.K., where restoration started in 1985 with the film work in mind. The restoration...

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