A 107-year-old tall ship from Norway has docked near the FTX Arena. How can you see it?
A Norwegian tall ship sailed its way into Downtown Miami on Tuesday — making the Magic City its first United States stop along a 20-month global research mission.
“We are very pleased that it is making Miami its first port of call in the United States,” said Hilde Janne Skorpen, Royal Norwegian Consulate General in Houston, after the ship arrived. “Particularly because [in] Norway and Miami we are living of and by the ocean and a cleaner ocean is vital to our future.”
The 107-year-old Statsraad Lehmkuhl pulled into the Maurice A. Ferré boat slip — which is near the FTX Arena — just before 12:30 p.m. The “floating university” will remain there through Thursday — before subsequently making its way to New York.
While it’s not open to the public for tours, the ship is visible from the Maurice A. Ferré Park, 1075 Biscayne Blvd.
The 20-month voyage — dubbed One Ocean Expediton — is part of the U.N. Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. Throughout the voyage ocean researchers, students and trainees will collect data on topics including Co2 levels, micro plastics, ocean temperatures and acidification. The journey kicked off in August in Arendal, Norway, and will visit 30 ports around the globe.
“On The One Ocean Expedition, Statsraad Lehmkuhl serves as a floating university and training vessel combined, bringing students, scientists, trainees and professionals together on different legs,” according to its website.
Most recently, the ship was in Nassau, Bahamas.
In Miami, there will be a series of discussions about policy, international cooperation for greener maritime industry, sustainability and technology.
“What we are hoping is that this will be the start of very close cooperation between maritime research institutions and universities between Norway and the state of Florida, and Miami in particular,” Skorpen said.
Miami Herald photojournalist Daniel A. Varela contributed to this report.
This story was originally published December 6, 2021 at 8:10 PM.
