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Guy deBoer airlifted from SPIRIT in long range Brazilian MRCC Navy rescue

11.08

McIntyre Golden Globe Race sailor Guy deBoer has been recovered from his yacht SPIRIT in a Brazilian Navy rescue in the South Atlantic, approximately 870 miles east of Rio de Janeiro.

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