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2008/02/21 - 19h15
Groupama 3 under tow towards Dunedin
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| After arriving at the scene of their capsize on Tuesday evening (UT), the crew have spared no effort clearing the area surrounding
the trimaran in order to see through the righting operations envisaged in open water.
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The tugboat "Clan McLeod" - Courtesy of Otago Images
Unfortunately, despite
several attempts Franck Cammas and his crew didn't manage to turn Groupama 3 the right way up. As a result it was decided
that they would tow the maxi-trimaran to Dunedin, over 70 miles away. Currently making 3 knots of headway, the support vessel
towing Groupama 3 is expected in the New Zealand port overnight (UT).
These details were sent to us by Yves Parlier,
who remained on shore to ensure the link between the sailors and the shore crew, directed by Stéphane Guilbaud based in Lorient.
Yves is also in charge of communicating weather data to the crew, which has been prepared by Richard Silvani from Météo France.
Further information will be relayed to you as soon as possible. A telephone link with Franck Cammas - the time of
which is yet to be finalised - is already envisaged early tomorrow morning, Friday 22nd February.
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