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The largest tall-ship sailing the US flag the USCGC Eagle is to visit Waterford and northern Europe in 2011 during the vessels 75th anniversary celebrations, according to a report in TheDay.com.
The United States Coastguard Cutter operates the sail-training vessel which is to depart next summer from her homeport of New London, Connecticut on the 7 May. The ports of call are Waterford, 27-30 May; Hamburg, Germany, 3-6 June; London, 10-13 June; Reykjavik, Iceland, 24-27 June; Halifax, Nova Scotia, 15-18 July; Boston, Mass., 22-25 July; New Bedford, Mass., 29 July- 1 August and New York 5-8 August.

"This is a great opportunity to tie the Eagle's rich history directly into the annual cadet summer training at sea," said Capt. Eric C. Jones, commanding officer. "By the time the ship arrives in Hamburg, the cadets will have shared in an experience that the Coast Guard Academy has shared with prospective officers for 65 years- learning to live and work on the ocean aboard a tall ship."

USCG Eagle is also the only active square-rigger in U.S. government service. Originally the three-masted barque was commissioned for the German Navy. In 1936 the vessel was launched as Horst Wessel from the Blohm & Voss Shipyards, Hamburg. A decade later the 295-foot vessel was taken as war reparation to the U.S Government.

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About the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA)

The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority was established on the 1st of January 2007. The SFPA is independent in the exercise of its functions, which are below.

The principal functions of the Authority are:

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