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Old 13th September 2017 | 12:55
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From: Den Haag
Originally Posted by GoodGrief
That's one ugly boat. Looks like a fish trawler...

https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/os...-gotska-sandon
They're known as 'Expedition' yachts and are, typically, conversions of large Trawlers, Survey/research or pilot vessels. It would appear she is the latter, having been built initially for the Dutch navy.
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