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Model makers in Madagascar are bringing history's long-lost ships back to life
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Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world, but despite being surrounded by sea it has little tradition of ship building. But that all changed in 1993 when The Village began making miniature replicas of sailing ships.
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — A French trading ship that sank in the 17th century with treasure onboard is being brought back to life in a workshop in Madagascar with every stroke of Rafah Ralahy's small wood sander. Ralahy, eyes sparkling behind his glasses, has learned in 30 years as a craftsman at the Le Village model ship making company that recreating history in miniature form can't be rushed. It'll take time to get the shape of the hull just right on this model, to get it just as it was on the 1,000-ton original.