SINGAPORE: It has been in service since 1931 and looks like it is from another era, with its three huge masts for rigging sails, but the tall ship Amerigo Vespucci is thoroughly modern inside and serves a vital role in training the Italian Navy’s future generations of sailors.
The 101m-long, 4,200-tonne vessel – which was once called the most beautiful ship in the world by sailors on a passing American aircraft carrier – is in Singapore at the Marina Bay Cruise Centre, as part of its voyage around the world.
