Ocean Institute’s tall ship Pilgrim sinks in Dana Point Harbor

The Pilgrim, an icon at the Ocean Institute, has keeled starboard and is sinking in Dana Point Harbor.
Officials at the center were informed at 5:15 a.m. Sunday, March 29, that the beloved vessel, which served as an inspiring real-world classroom to hundreds of thousands of students and visitors, keeled overnight in the slip at the Ocean Institute’s dock.
Dan Goldbacher, director of Maritime and Facilities, met Orange County Sheriff’s Harbor Patrol at the dock, said Wendy Marshall, e