Die Viermastbark Passat.
The old four-masted sailing ship "Passat", built 1911 in Hamburg. Its sister ship "Pamir" sank 1957 in a hurricane 600 nautical miles west of the Azores, on its way from the Buenos Aires to Hamburg. Only six crew members of the 78 survived. Its routes included trips from Hamburg to Port Lincoln in South Australia, which took 87 days. The Pamir's original life boat is on display in St. Peters Church in Lübeck. The Passat is now a museum, open for visitors.
© Sibylle Martens 2002