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Gitana 17 bow section washes up in Cornwall

by John Mee 6 Dec 2018 07:41 PST
The bow section of Gitana 17 washes up on the beach at Gunwalloe Fishing Cove, Cornwall © John Mee

The Maxi Edmond de Rothschild trimaran Gitana 17 lost a second of her starboard hull during the Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe, and this bow section has washed up in Gunwalloe Fishing Cove, Cornwall.

Many thanks indeed to John Mee for sending through these photos from the scene!

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