Sailor transforms trawler into a £6million pirate ship


	Sailor transforms trawler into a £6million pirate ship

michellezm

9-5-2007 2:14 AM

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9-5-2007 8:02 AM

michellezm

It is magnificent. I hope they do dress up, Alan, and fly the Jolly Roger (I think that's the name of the black pirate flag bearing the skull and crossbones). 12 years! I envy that level of single-minded zeal and dedication!

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</P><P>Not bad for an old Norwegian trawler which has spent most of its life pulling cod out of the Arctic Ocean.
</P><P>The Pelican's transformation from a diesel-powered workhorse worth £65,000 to a £6million tall ship is the work of former naval commander Graham Neilson.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=479860&in_page_id=1770"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.dailymail.co.uk/img/19688ED3-E3F9-466E-8AC0-E39425D2C5B8" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=479860&in_page_id=1770"><P>
He and his team of volunteers have spent 12 years realising his dream of captaining a pirate vessel. 
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