The century-old ship sail technology finally catching on
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Kevin KeaneEnvironment, energy and rural affairs correspondent, BBC ScotlandPathe NewsThe twin Flettner rotor ship Buckau made its maiden voyage into Grangemouth in 1925It must have been a bizarre sight when a freight ship, equipped with two large rotating towers, made its way under the Forth Bridge a century ago.The experimental sail technology, on the rotor ship Buckau, was first demonstrated in 1925 on a…
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