To maximise speed she was built long and narrow, and in keeping with her day had a vertical stem and counter stern.

[3] She was relaunched in June 2010 as a two masted topsail schooner, with worldwide certification as a sail training vessel.

[6] Wyvern alerted the Swedish coast guard at 05:21, stating that the ship was taking in water and in critical need of aid.

The coastguard boats, with the aid of surrounding ships (including Wylde Swan), attempted to use bilge pumps to prevent sinking.

At 09:22, the coast guard received a report that 3 crewmembers from Wylde Swan had boarded Wyvern, attempting to rescue the sinking ship.