Le Telegramme: “I want the ship to survive” : aboard the Shtandart, the pariah ship that continues to train sailors

30/05/2025

Although not officially invited, but present at Gulf Week 2025, the Shtandart has not been subject to a prefectural order prohibiting it from anchoring, as was the case in Finistère in 2024. But it remains a pariah ship. How are the volunteer sailors coping with this situation? Report from on board.

A happy day on the Shtandart, the replica of Tsar Peter the Great’s frigate, recognizable by its yellow hull. This Friday, May 30, 2025, the training sailboat took on board around sixty tourists.

“We haven’t been able to do this for over a year,” explains the captain, Vladimir Martus

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