“I really applaud all the work that has been done and look forward to the repositioning of the Niña to people who have the funding. What really draws visitors to this museum are the replicas of the Pinta, Nia and Santa Maria the ships that Christopher Columbus sailed upon when he arrived. “Storms have played a big part in the ship’s history,” said Debbie Lindsey-Opel, a city council member. “There’s good news - three separate interested parties that have been identified (as potential buyers),” Sanchez said.Ī proposed sales contract should be presented to interim City Manager Keith Selman by Nov. The association was contracted to manage the Niña for 15 years. Gina Sanchez, the marina superintendent, said the association’s dwindling staff can no longer maintain the ship, especially with the damage from Harvey. It took five months and $20,000 in donations to raise the ship out of the water, said Kim Mrazek, president of the Columbus Sailing Association. But Hurricane Harvey left the Niña partially submerged in Corpus Christ Bay when it barreled through the area last year. The 75-foot-long and 20-foot-wide ship, which was more than 25 years old, had been in. The replica Niña outlasted the replicas Pinta and Santa Maria, which deteriorated and were demolished four years ago. A replica version of Columbus' La Nia ship sunk before dawn on Tuesday morning in Corpus Christi Bay. Included are replicas of the Pinta and Santa Maria, built by Spain to. Upvote Downvote Dawn Robertson JI was mistaken that you cannot board La Nina at all. See La Pinta and La Santa Maria at the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History. They have exact replicas of the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria. Dawn Robertson ApYou can't board her, but she is in good shape to look at. They were docked in Corpus Christi after a tour in the 1990s. Padre Island National Seashore and Corpus Christi make a perfect Lone Star State. A day at the Corpus Christi Museum of Science & History. The money was to go toward repairs of the Pinta and Santa Maria, which had been dry docked at the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History in a 2.9-million concrete plaza built as a. The ship is the last remaining of three replica vessels built in the late 1980s to mark the 500th anniversary of Columbus’ voyage.
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