A new British company will manage and operate the large square rigger cruise ship that originally had been intended to join the fleet of Star Clippers as Flying Clipper.

“We are delighted to announce that the World’s largest Square-rigged Sailing Vessel, built as Brodosplit 483, will be re-named, rebranded, and operated by the British cruise company Tradewind Voyages UK Ltd. The ownership of Brodosplit 483 remains with the wholly owned subsidiary of the DIV Group,” the Croatian shipbuilder said in a statement.

The 162 metre long vessel has a gross tonnage of 8,770 and it  currently flies the flag of Croatia, information on vesselfinder.com shows.

Tradewind Voyages UK Ltd was incorporated in February his year as a private limited liability company and its registered office is in London, according to Companies House, which is the registrar of  companies in England and Wales.