The podcast of the edition is available online here and in light of the heartbreaking news, it paints a wonderful picture of how and why the Asgard had such a grip on the heartstrings of anyone who sailed her, and the marine community at large.
McCarthy cited as 'insulting' suggestions that the skills were no longer available to replicate a boat like the Asgard, saying that the shipwrights responsible for the Jeanie Johnston and the Dunbrody were among the best of their kind in the world.
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