The iconic Leeewin tall ship, destroyed by a container ship nine months ago, will depart Fremantle Port today as it marks a major milestone in its repair journey.
The sailing vessel was crushed by a 332-metre ship as the larger vessel came into port in August, leaving the Leeuwin de-masted.
But Leeuwin chief executive Lawson Dixon told 9 News Perth to ship would be leaving port today for the first time in months.
“It’s a full on job, essentially everything above deck needs to be replaced,” he said.
“It’s stopped us from sailing. We had big plans this year, we’d hoped to go on quite a few voyages and get about 2500 trainees sailing this year, but unfortunately, we’ve had to delay that.
“Today is an exciting day, for the first time in months, we’re able to leave the berth here at Fremantle Port, and we’re heading down to Henderson where companies will be helping us with repairs.”
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