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The USCG Barque Eagle, a training ship, docked on May 28, 2012 at New York Harbor, then sailed to Norfolk, VA.

The USCG Barque Eagle, a training ship, docked on May 28 at New York Harbor, then sailed to Norfolk, Va.

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Members of the USCG Barque Eagle, a training ship, on deck while leaving New York Harbor in route to Norfolk, VA.

The Eagle’s crew members were on deck while leaving New York Harbor.

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A detail of a carved-hand rail tip on the Buque Escuela Guayas from Ecuador, anchored at Pier 86 in NY on May 28, 2012. The school ship was to sail from NY to Norfolk, VA, then Baltimore and finally Boston before crossing the Atlantic to Spain.

A carved-hand rail tip seen on the Buque Escuela Guayas from Ecuador, anchored at Pier 86 in New York on May 28. The school ship was to sail from New York to Norfolk, Va., then Baltimore and finally to Boston before crossing the Atlantic to Spain.

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Cadets on the USCG Barque Eagle, a training ship, chart navigation routes on May 28, 2012, while leaving New York Harbor in route to Norfolk, VA.

Cadets on the USCG Barque Eagle charted navigation routes on May 28 while leaving New York Harbor on the way to Norfolk, Va.

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Crew members on deck on the USCG Barque Eagle a training ship on May 28, 2012 in route to Norfolk, VA.

Crew members on deck the Eagle underway to Norfolk, Va.

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The USCG Barque Eagle, a training ship, docked on May 28, 2012 at New York Harbor and then sailed to Norfolk, VA.

The Eagle docked at New York Harbor.

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Crew members on deck on the USCG Barque Eagle a training ship on May 28, 2012 enroute to Norfolk, VA.

Crew members on the Eagle’s deck.

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The USCG Barque Eagle, a training ship, on its way out of New York Harbor enroute to Norfolk, VA.

The Eagle headed to Norfolk, Va.

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A replica of Simon Bolivar's sword, a gift of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez to the crew of the Buque Escuela Guayas, from Ecuador. The training tall ship was anchored at Pier 86 in NY on May 28, 2012 befores setting sail to Norfolk, VA, then on to Baltimore and finally Boston before crossing the Atlantic to Spain.

A replica of Simon Bolivar's sword was a gift of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez to the crew of the Buque Escuela Guayas, from Ecuador.

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A cadet makes his way down a hallway in the Buque Escuela Guayas from Ecuador, a training tall ship, while anchored at Pier 86 in NY on May 28, 2012.

A cadet made his way down a hallway in the Buque Escuela Guayas from Ecuador.

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Captain Eric Jones presents a cap with the ship's name to a new crew member of the USCG Barque Eagle on May 28, 2012.

Captain Eric Jones presented a cap with the Eagle's name to a new crew member.

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Captain Eric Jones, of the USCG Barque Eagle, a training ship, docked on May 28, 2012 at New York Harbor and then enroute to Norfolk, VA.

Captain Eric Jones aboard the Eagle.

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The USCG Barque Eagle.

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The USCG cadets of the tall ship, Barque Eagle, man the navigation table as they travel the New York Harbor on May 28, 2012 enroute to Norfolk, VA.

The Coast Guard cadets of the Eagle manned the navigation table.

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Cadet Sloane Hecimovich of Milton, Wisconsin, takes in the sight of the fading New York skyline as the USCG Barque Eagle, a training ship, approaches the Brooklyn Bridge on May 28, 2012.

Cadet Sloane Hecimovich of Milton, Wis., took in the fading New York skyline aboard the Eagle.

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Visitors to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Complex off NY's Pier 86 walk under the Concorde while heading to visit the Ecuadorian Buque Escuela Guayas. The training-school tall ship was anchored at Pier 86 in NY on May 28, 2012 and from there set to sail to Norfolk, VA, Baltimore and finally to Boston before crossing the Atlantic to Spain.

Visitors to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Complex off New York's Pier 86 walked under the Concorde while heading to visit the Ecuadorian Buque Escuela Guayas.

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Visitors and crew members leave the Buque Escuela Guayas from Ecuador, a training tall ship, while anchored at Pier 86 in NY on May 28, 2012.

Visitors and crew members left the Buque Escuela Guayas.

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