Concordia (ship)
Concordia and Sørlandet in 2007.
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| Name: | Concordia |
| Owner: | West Island College, Montreal |
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| Builder: | Colod, Szczecin |
| Launched: | 1992 |
| Completed: | 1992 |
| In service: | April 1992 |
| Out of service: | 17 February 2010 |
| Homeport: | Lunenburg, Nova Scotia |
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| Fate: | Capsized and sank |
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| Length: | 57.50 m (188 ft 8 in) |
| Beam: | 9.44 m (31 ft 0 in) |
| Height: | 35.00 m (114 ft 10 in) |
| Draft: | 4.00 m (13 ft 1 in) |
| Depth of hold: | 1 × MAN diesel engine (570 hp (430 kW)) |
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| Speed: | 9 knots (17 km/h) (engine) |
| Crew: | 8 (min) – 66 (max) |
Concordia was a steel-hulled barquentine that was built in Poland in 1992 for the West Island College, Montreal, Canada. She served as a sail training ship until she capsized and sank on 17 February 2010.
Concordia was built by Colod of Szczecin, Poland in 1991, and completed in April 1992. She was 57.50 metres (188 ft 8 in) long, with a beam of 9.44 metres (31 ft 0 in) and a draft of 4.00 metres (13 ft 1 in). She was 35.00 metres (114 ft 10 in) to the top of the highest mast. Her hull was made of steel, and she was rigged as a barquentine. As well as sails, she was propelled by a MAN diesel engine, which could propel her at 9 knots (17 km/h).
Concordia was designed by Ryszard Langer and owned by the West Island College Class Afloat program. Her port of registry was Bridgetown, Barbados but she was based in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. On 5 December 1996, an explosion on board during battery charging resulted in the death of a crewmember.
On 17 February 2010, SV Concordia encountered what the vessel's Captain called a microburst some 550 kilometres (300 nmi) southeast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in rough seas and high winds. The vessel was knocked onto its side within 15 seconds and eventually sank 20 minutes afterward.
In September 2011, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada report found, "The wind speeds experienced by the vessel at the time of the knockdown were most likely in the range of 25 to 50 knots (46 to 93 km/h; 29 to 58 mph). While there was probably a vertical component to the wind, there is no evidence that a microburst occurred at the time of the knockdown." The report also found the vessel was operated in a way that did not allow it to, "...react to changing weather conditions appropriately and maintain the stability of the vessel."
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