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Route du Rhum Untergang: Skipper Benoit Sineau schildert die dramatische Rettung

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Benoît Sineau entdeckte bei der Route du Rhum nach 45 Minuten Schlaf, dass das Wasser in seiner Class40 meterhoch stand.

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