Schooner Ernestina headed to Boothbay Harbor for overhaul

(NEW BEDFORD, Mass.) — The schooner Ernestina will have extensive repair work done at Maine’s Boothbay Harbor Shipyard, the Standard-Times newspaper of New Bedford reported. Ernestina, which has been inactive since 2004, is the official tall ship of the commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Coast Guard may need to escort the wooden sailing vessel to Maine.
 
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By Professional Mariner Staff