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12.6.24
Kojiro Shiraishi (DMG MORI Global One) suffers mainsail damage
Around 1100hrs UTC this Friday morning Japanese skipper Kojiro Shiraishi suffered damage to his mainsail onboard DMG MORI Global One.
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Around 1100hrs UTC this Friday morning Japanese skipper Kojiro Shiraishi suffered damage to his mainsail onboard DMG MORI Global One.
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