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Zheng said he had been impressed by the Mexican director's "amazing" film, particularly the opening scene where the monster attacks a 19th-century three-masted ship, which del Toro's prop department constructed specially for the movie.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

The latest setting for Brooks’s ever-evolving dance project is a majestic one: the Tall Ship Wavertree, the last iron-hulled, three-masted cargo ship in the world.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024

Some capture the large picture, like the photograph by Laurent Cipriani of a three-masted sailing ship arriving in Marseille, France, with the Olympic flame from Greece.

From Seattle Times • May 14, 2024

A three-masted ship brought the torch to the Mediterranean coastal city in southern France from Greece's ancient Olympia, where the flame was lit on 11 April.

From BBC • May 8, 2024

“Imagine! A little three-masted schooner made of gold, sailing across the sky!”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood