Spectators watching passing ships at the 2016 "Hanse Sail" at Rostock Warnemünde , Germany.

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The Hanse Sail in Rostock is the largest maritime festival in Mecklenburg (Germany) and one of the largest in Europe. About 250 traditional sailing ships of all types and sizes from a vast variety of countries visit the coast of the city of Rostock every year during the second weekend of August. Today, the Hanse Sail forms part of the joint Baltic Sail, which takes place in several countries bordering the Baltic Sea during July and August.

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Size: 4288px × 2848px
Location: Rostock-Warnemümde, Germany
Photo credit: © David Davies / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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