Surprise shore leave for a salty sea dog

Repairs are well under way to the Soren Larsen, a 60-year-old tall ship that ran into trouble at sea earlier this month.
The 44m ship, once used in BBC television show The Onedin Line, was on its way to the Cook Islands when it ran into bad weather 130km east of Whangarei Heads on June 1.
 A freak wave damaged the side of the deckhouse, causing the ship to come back to New Zealand for repair.
A Northland rescue helicopter had to fly three pumps to the ship, which had 21 people on board, to keep the flow of water under control.
Spokesman Ian Hutchinson said the damage came right at the start of the ship's winter season, where it sails around Polynesia from June to November.
"It's something that could have happened at any time. It just happened this time," he said.
He  was not sure when the ship would be ready to sail again but hoped it would be in about eight weeks.
Although the  ship initially went  to Auckland, crew sailed it  to Whangarei to be repaired. The  vessel had been  in Whangarei for surveying before it set sail so it made sense to to come back, Mr Hutchinson said
"Whangarei has a great deal of skill in boat building and there is a lot of goodwill towards the ship here."
The ship is being rebuilt and crew are working on replacing the topside planking and timberheads.