More than a year after the STS Leeuwin II was crushed by a container vessel at Fremantle Port, the Leeuwin has returned home.

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Lawson Dixon, CEO at Leeuwin Ocean Adventure Foundation, explains to Perth Today host Simon Beaumont that there is still a couple of months of work left before the vessel can take passengers, but the return of the iconic ship to Fremantle was an emotional moment.

‘It’s been a long hard road and the community really has come together to help get this vessel back,’ he said.

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Image: Leeuwin Ocean Adventure Foundation