In Pictures: Santa Maria sails from Spain, docks in downtown Wilmington for 10 days

WILMINGTON — The Santa Maria has returned to the U.S. — well, at least a replica of the original ship used by Christopher Columbus back in 1492. The ship, sailed by a crew from the Nao Victoria Foundation in Spain to commemorate La Santa MarĂ­a’s voyage nearly 530 years ago, entered the mouth of the Cape Fear … Continue reading In Pictures: Santa Maria sails from Spain, docks in downtown Wilmington for 10 days