&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:OceanStar.jpg) Ocean Star in the Caribbean Sea
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| Name | Ocean Star |
| Operator | Seamester |
| Port of registry | Road Harbour, British Virgin Islands |
| Builder | Howdy Bailey Marine Metals, Inc. |
| Launched | 1991 |
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| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 70 tonnes (69 long tons) |
| Length | 88 ft (27 m) |
| Beam | 19 ft (6 m) |
| Draught | 9 ft (3 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail and 1x Caterpillar 210 hp (160 kW) diesel engine |
| Sail plan | Schooner; Marconi-rigged mainsail, gaff rigged foresail |
| Capacity | 4 Professional Crew and 16 Student Trainee Crew |
Ocean Star is a two-masted schooner which conducts educational programs for Seamester Global Programs in the Caribbean Sea. The vessel is 88 feet (27 m) in overall length and accommodates sixteen trainees and four professional staff. Ocean Star is certified and inspected by the British Maritime and Coastguard Agency for ocean service. Ocean Star undergoes an annual refit in Antigua at Antigua Slipways Ltd.[1]
- ^ "OUR VESSELS S/Y ARGO & S/Y OCEAN STAR". Seamester Inc. Archived from the original on 2008-12-10. Retrieved 2008-09-05.