Working aloft in New London
November 06, 2019 11:00 pm
• Last Updated: November 07, 2019 8:10 pm
Crew members aboard the U.S. Coast Guard barque Eagle, from left, Seamen Austin Amador, Wesley Tallman and Cord Toth, work Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, at unbending the main t'gallant sail. Eagle carries a complement of 23 sails with a sail area of 22,227 square feet. Four or five of the sails will be unbent, or taken down, this fall for evaluation and maintenance over the winter. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
New London — Crew members aboard the U.S. Coast Guard barque Eagle, Seamen Austin Amador, Wesley Tallman and Cord Toth, were unbending, or taking down, the main t'gallant sail Thursday while the ship was docked at Pier 7 at Fort Trumbull State Park in New London.
Eagle carries a complement of 23 sails with a sail area of 22,227 square feet. Four or five of the sails will be unbent this fall for evaluation and maintenance over the winter.
Seaman Austin Amador, a crew member aboard the U.S. Coast Guard barque Eagle, puts temporary ties on the main t'gallant sail Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, as he and crewmates Seamen Cord Toth and Wesley Tallman, not pictured, work at unbending the sail. Eagle carries a complement of 23 sails with a sail area of 22,227 square feet. Four or five of the sails will be un-bent, or taken down, this fall for evaluation and maintenance over the winter. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Crew members aboard the U.S. Coast Guard barque Eagle, from left, Seamen Austin Amador, Wesley Tallman and Cord Toth, work Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, at unbending the main t'gallant sail. Eagle carries a complement of 23 sails with a sail area of 22,227 square feet. Four or five of the sails will be unbent, or taken down, this fall for evaluation and maintenance over the winter. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
The U.S. Coast Guard barque Eagle is docked Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, at Pier 7 at Fort Trumbull State Park in New London. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
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