BBC beaming live video
Live news reports are being beamed from the deck of the sailing barque Europa as it competes in the Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge 2009. BBC Northern Ireland reporter Julian Fowler is sending video reports, blogs and tweets from the 56-metre vessel using a FleetBroadband Sailor 500 terminal.
The Atlantic challenge from Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada to Belfast, Northern Ireland, is the final leg of the Tall Ships Races involving 30 sailing ships of various sizes, which is described by the organisers, Sail Training International, as a "spectacular odyssey" around the North Atlantic covering more than 7,000 nautical miles.
Julian joined the crew for the final leg on board Europa as the vessel headed for Belfast. His updates on Twitter also tell of conditions at sea. "Less than 1,000 miles from home. Fog and rain. Force 8 gale tonight. Battening down the hatches. More dramatic footage in store!" tweeted Julian on 2 August.
Source: Inmarsat
The Atlantic challenge from Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada to Belfast, Northern Ireland, is the final leg of the Tall Ships Races involving 30 sailing ships of various sizes, which is described by the organisers, Sail Training International, as a "spectacular odyssey" around the North Atlantic covering more than 7,000 nautical miles.
Julian joined the crew for the final leg on board Europa as the vessel headed for Belfast. His updates on Twitter also tell of conditions at sea. "Less than 1,000 miles from home. Fog and rain. Force 8 gale tonight. Battening down the hatches. More dramatic footage in store!" tweeted Julian on 2 August.
Source: Inmarsat
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