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Picton Castle (ship)
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| History | |
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 Cook Islands | |
| Name | Picton Castle |
| Namesake | Picton Castle |
| Port of registry | Cook Islands |
| Completed | 1928 |
| Homeport | Lunenburg (unofficial) |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active |
| General characteristics As sailing ship | |
| Type | Barque |
| Length | 179 feet (55 m) |
| Propulsion | 690 hp diesel engine |
| Sail plan |
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| Crew | 12 professional crew, up to 40 trainees |
Picton Castle is a tall ship used for deep-ocean sail training and long distance education voyages. The ship was the subject of the television series Tall Ship Chronicles which documented her second voyage around the world in 2001. The ship has carried out seven world voyages to date - completing the seventh one in 2019. While flagged in the Cook Islands, the ship's unofficial home port is Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
In December 2006 a crew member, Laura Gainey, was swept overboard from the ship in the Atlantic Ocean and presumed drowned.[1] The death was investigated by the Cook Islands government,[2] which concluded that the death was accidental. A subsequent investigation by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada found that a lack of safety equipment and the ships' master's decision to sail with an inexperienced and untrained crew contributed to the death.[3][4]
- ^ "Picton Castle ends search for Gainey". CBC. 12 December 2006. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Cook Islands to probe Laura Gainey death". CBC. 15 March 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ Michael Tutton (29 October 2008). "Report questions decisions leading to Laura Gainey's death". The Star. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Canadiens GM vindicated by TSB report on daughter's sea death". CBC. 30 October 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
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