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Soaring with the Charles W. Morgan

June 24, 2014 12:00 am • Last Updated: June 24, 2014 11:46 pm

By Sean D. Elliot
Director of Photography

s.elliot@theday.com

A Common Tern hovers over the water of Vineyard Haven harbor looking for food just astern of the historic whaleship Charles W. Morgan Tuesday, June 24, 2014 in Vineyard Haven, Mass. The Morgan, the last remaining wooden whaling ship and the oldest American commercial vessel still in existence as well as a National Historic Landmark, sails to New Bedford Wednesday morning.

Vineyard Haven, Mass. - A Common Tern hovers over the water of Vineyard Haven harbor looking for food just astern of the historic whaleship Charles W. Morgan Tuesday in Vineyard Haven. The Morgan, the last remaining wooden whaling ship and the oldest American commercial vessel still in existence, as well as a National Historic Landmark, sails to New Bedford Wednesday morning.

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