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The result was: promoted by Alex Shih ^Talk 17:46, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

Astrid (brig)

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... that the tall ship Astrid (pictured), which ran aground on 24 July 2013, has previously served under Dutch, Swedish and Lebanese flags since its construction in 1918, and was most recently used as a training ship?

Comment: I'm sure that there's a better hook here, but I'm afraid that I'm very out of practice with writing them. Alternative suggestions would be most welcome! Please forgive me for not meeting the 'Review requirement', but I'd rather take the time to regain experience and refamiliarise myself with this process before reviewing other DYKs. Thanks. Mike Peel (talk) 20:26, 28 July 2013 (UTC)

Created by Mike Peel (talk). Self nominated at 20:26, 28 July 2013 (UTC).

I agree the hook needs work. How about

ALT1: ...that the tall ship Astrid (pictured) served as a lugger, an alleged drug smuggling boat, and luxury ship during it 95 year history?

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ALT2: ...that the Astrid (pictured) was burnt and abandoned some 30 years before it sunk and was declared a total loss?

--ThaddeusB (talk) 03:02, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the alts. I like the second one for its tongue-in-cheekness. ;-) The first would be more factual, though. A slight tweak to it would be:

ALT1a: ...that the tall ship Astrid (pictured) served as a lugger, an alleged drug smuggling boat, and luxury sailing ship during its 95-year history?

Thanks. Mike Peel (talk) 03:13, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

Glad you like them... Since I suggest the new hooks, someone else will have to review the article/hook per DYK rules. --ThaddeusB (talk) 03:26, 8 August 2013 (UTC)
No problems with the article or image. ALT1a approved. DoctorKubla (talk) 08:55, 8 August 2013 (UTC)