The experimental sail uses wind to help power the cargo ship ... AFP Paul ELLIS Pol-Malo LE BRIS A pioneering rigid shipping mast has set off on its first journey, harnessing the wind to propel ...

said the mast may have "acted almost like a sail" when severe weather hit the vessel, causing it to be "pinned over on its side". Why did it sink so quickly and were the portholes open?

Kingston upon Hull (United Kingdom) (AFP) – A pioneering rigid shipping mast has set off on its first journey, harnessing the wind to propel a cargo ship from England to Canada and using less ...