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Sunday, November 30, 2014

Sailors rescued after abandoning grounded sloop

In this image provided by Team Alvimedica/Volvo Ocean Race, navigator Will Oxley communicates with Team Vestas Wind over VHF during Leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race between Cape Town, South Africa, and Abu Dhabi, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014. Nine crewmen from Team Vestas Wind were rescued after abandoning their 65-foot sloop that ran aground on a reef off Mauritius in the Indian Ocean during the race. The sailors will stay on the remote Ile du Sud, where there is a house and some facilities, race officials said late Saturday night. There were no injuries. Danish-backed Team Vestas Wind was making plans with race officials on how to get the crew off the island and salvage the sloop. (AP Photo/Team Alvimedica/Volvo Ocean Race, Amory Ross) Nine crewmen from Team Vestas Wind were rescued after abandoning their 65-foot sloop that ran aground on a reef off Mauritius in the Indian Ocean during the Volvo Ocean Race.




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