• @SlapnutsGT
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    66 months ago

    US coast guard still trains officers on a tall ship, the USCGC Eagle

    • @phoneymouse
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      -56 months ago

      What are they training for? A pirate raid? Swashbuckling with Blackbeard?

      • @[email protected]
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        46 months ago

        They are getting trained to listen to and understand the see, winds, and weather conditions, because on a tall ship you have to do that to a degree incomparable to modern, engine powered ships.