Groupama 3 update - under tow, upside down
by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World on 21 Feb 2008
Helicopter track of mission flown on Monday to the Groupama 3 capsize location off Dunedin SW
Sail-World's sources in Dundedin have countered earlier reports that the trans-oceanic racing multihull, Groupama 3 which capsized on Monday had been righted, as was earlier reported by news sources this morning.
Around 1300hrs today, Thursday, they advised Sail-World that Groupama 3 was under tow, still inverted, and that she was not expected in port until Friday evening,
It is believed that she is being towed to Dundin, the home port of Clan Macleod, the vessel engaged to cary out the salvage operation.
It is not known whether attempts will be made to right the 32metre multihull once they near the New Zealand coast.
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