Soren Larsen

[john sefton]

1948 - 1949
Built in northern Denmark in by Søren Larsen & Sons at Nykobing Mors. Constructed entirely of oak she was massively built with oak outer planking on double oak frames with an inner hull planking of oak
1949 - 1972
Traded throughout the Baltic, British and European ports carrying general cargo, timber & grain.
1978
Saved from destruction by family owners in Colchester, England. There Captain Tony Davies assembled a team of skilled shipwrights to commence the restoration work. New decks, masts, yards and spars were made and she was entirely rerigged as the graceful late 19th century brigantine she is today. "The Onedin Line" star: much of the funds required for her early restoration work were earned by filmwork and the Søren Larsen achieved international fame as star of the classic BBC television series
1978 - 1982
Other film work followed, including "The French Lieutenant's Woman", "Count of Monte Cristo" and "Shackleton" - which involved sailing north to the Arctic Circle into the pack-ice of Greenland
1982 - 1985
Chartered to the Jubilee Sailing Trust UK, she help pioneer a programme of sail training for the physically disabled. This successful scheme led to the commisioning of the Trust's Lord Nelson and the Tenacious.
1987
Invited to be the Flagship for the Australian Bicentenary re-enactment voyage of the First Fleet. Led a fleet of eight Tallships on a 22,000 mile voyage from England to Australia via Rio de Janerio and Cape Town, arriving to a tumultuous welcome in Sydney in January 1988.
1989
Sailed to New Zealand for the first time, to represent Britain 1990 Sequestry celebrations. Explored the superb New Zealand coast and magnificent Waitemata Harbour.
1991
Homeward round the Horn project - Australia to Europe voyage with 'Eye of the Wind'. Became the first British flagged tallship to round Cape Horn since 1936 during Southern Ocean voyage back to Europe.
1992
Won her class in the Transatlantic Tallship Race via New York and Liverpool during the Columbus Grand Regatta. It was a fitting way to complete the ship's first circumnavigation.
1992 - 1993
Extensive refit and further restoration work in Britain. Return voyage to her home Pacific waters via the Caribbean, Panama and the Galapagos. Today she is the only square rigged ship to have rounded Cape Horn, in New Zealand.
1996
Major resheathing of hull with native totara to preserve the original oak planking. Each southern hemisphere winter she cruises the romantic and barely accessible islands of the South Pacific, giving many first time sailors and adventurers of all ages a genuine 'experience of a lifetime'. From November to April she sails the beautiful New Zealand coast, giving individuals the chance to enjoy a glimpse of traditional square rig sailing and providing groups and companies with an opportunity to stage spectacular events aboard this unique ship. The ship wins the Tourism Auckland Hauraki Gulf Development and Protection Award at the inaugural tourism awards.
1998 - 1999
Søren Larsen sails the entire coast of New Zealand, visiting Napier, Wellington, Christchurch and Stewart Island and is the centrepiece of Dunedin's 150th Anniversary celebrations. The ship is honoured at the Tourism Auckland Annual Awards winning the 'Adventure and Experience' Category
2000 - 2001
To celebrate the new Millennium Søren Larsen undertook a world voyage, the Global Odyssey 2000. Departing Auckland in March she sailed 30,000 miles to Britain via USA, Canada and Europe. She set out on the return journey via the Canaries, Caribbean, Panama Canal, Galapagos, Easter Island, Pitcairn and across the South Pacific returning home to Auckland New Zealand in October
2001 - 2008
Ship works from her home base in Auckland New Zealand during the southern hemisphere summer and explores the tropical waters of the South Pacific from March to November.
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[john sefton]

1 June 2009: 5.45PM

At 7.50am today the Rescue Coordination Centre NZ (RCCNZ) received a distress message via the UK Coastguard for the vessel Soren Larsen, a training sailing ship operated from New Zealand.

The Soren Larsen was 200 nautical miles (approximately 370 km) north-east of New Zealand when she began to take on water after some of her superstructure was damaged in heavy seas. A hole was discovered in the starboard (right hand) side of the deck house.

The vessel’s crew comprises 21 people of various nationalities. All crew are well. There have been no major injuries but some unspecified minor injuries.

The RCCNZ has been responsible for co-ordinating the rescue operation. A Royal NZ Air Force P-3 Orion had maintained a position overhead the vessel for some hours until the early afternoon. The MV Tarago, a car carrier that was en route to Auckland was also directed to the Soren Larsen.

A Northland Emergency Services Trust helicopter flew out to the Soren Larsen with three additional pumps, and these were successfully landed on board by mid afternoon. The additional pumps are now working alongside the ship’s bilge pumps, and the water entering the vessel is under control. The vessel is now heading back to New Zealand. She will be escorted by MV Tarago in a voyage expected to take 2 days.

Weather conditions are rough, with 30-35 knot southerlies and 5-6 metre seas.

The Soren Larsen departed Opua on Saturday morning bound for Rarotonga.

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