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Volvo Ocean Race- Team Vestas Wind images from the reef recovery
by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World.com on 22 Dec 2014
December 19, 2014. Team Vestas Wind salvage operation begins in St Brandon Island - Mauritius. Shane Smart/Volvo Ocean Race
http://www.volvooceanrace.com
Team Vestas Wind has been recovered from a reef off the Cargados Carajos Shoals, 200nm from Mauritius.
Shane Smart was sent to cover the recovery operation and filed these images
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December 21, 2014. Team Vestas Wind boat is moved from St Brandon Island - Mauritius and loaded into a MAERSK cargo boat. © Shane Smart/Volvo Ocean Race http://www.volvooceanrace.com
December 20, 2014. Team Vestas Wind salvage operation begins in St Brandon Island - Mauritius. © Shane Smart/Volvo Ocean Race http://www.volvooceanrace.com
December 19, 2014. Neil Cox inside the boat at the beginning of the Team Vestas Wind salvage operation. © Shane Smart/Volvo Ocean Race http://www.volvooceanrace.com
December 20, 2014. Team Vestas Wind salvage operation begins in St Brandon Island - Mauritius. © Shane Smart/Volvo Ocean Race http://www.volvooceanrace.com
December 20, 2014. Team Vestas Wind salvage operation begins in St Brandon Island - Mauritius. © Shane Smart/Volvo Ocean Race http://www.volvooceanrace.com
December 19, 2014. Team Vestas Wind salvage operation begins in St Brandon Island - Mauritius. © Shane Smart/Volvo Ocean Race http://www.volvooceanrace.com
December 19, 2014. Team Vestas Wind salvage operation begins in St Brandon Island - Mauritius. © Shane Smart/Volvo Ocean Race http://www.volvooceanrace.com
December 19, 2014. Neil Cox inside the boat at the beginning of the Team Vestas Wind salvage operation. © Shane Smart/Volvo Ocean Race http://www.volvooceanrace.com
December 19, 2014. Team Vestas Wind salvage operation begins in St Brandon Island - Mauritius. © Shane Smart/Volvo Ocean Race http://www.volvooceanrace.com
December 20, 2014. Team Vestas Wind salvage operation begins in St Brandon Island - Mauritius. © Shane Smart/Volvo Ocean Race http://www.volvooceanrace.com
December 19, 2014. Neil Cox inside the boat at the beginning of the Team Vestas Wind salvage operation. © Shane Smart/Volvo Ocean Race http://www.volvooceanrace.com
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