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Clearly the teams working on Groupama aren't hanging about. Three weeks after its capsize off New Zealand on 18th February 2008, Groupama 3 has been loaded onto the Eglantiersgracht, a Dutch cargo ship measuring 140 metres, which is transporting fruit and vegetables to Europe....
The adventure continues
Back in France after righting Groupama 3 in the New Zealand port of Dunedin, eight of the crew of the giant trimaran were in Groupama's press centre in Paris today to answer questions from journalists and web surfers during today's press conference. Extracts from the interviews... ...
Groupama 3 at its original position
With the help of the two cranes and straps arranged either side of the starboard crossbeams, Groupama 3 was slowly lifted into a vertical position prior to regaining its original position. ...
Groupama 3 finally in the port of Dunedin
It was this Saturday morning at 0349 UT, that Groupama 3 entered the port of Dunedin after several hours under tow in the 13 mile access channel. ...
Circling off Dunedin
Hard to believe and yet true: approaching the entrance to the commercial port of Dunedin mid afternoon local time, the trimaran Groupama 3, on tow behind the Clan Macleod for over 24 hours was unable to access the channel leading to the port. ...
Groupama 3 under tow towards Dunedin
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. ...
The salvage is underway for Groupama 3
Less than thirty hours after the capsize of Groupama 3, with emotions running high, Franck Cammas and eight of his crew therefore headed out to sea again on an eastbound support vessel....
Operations underway to salvage Groupama 3
This Tuesday morning, at first light in France and at night in New Zealand, Franck Cammas and eight of his crew took to the seas from Dunedin to return to the zone where Groupama 3 capsized. ...
Capsize off New Zealand
Whilst sailing off New Zealand, Groupama 3 capsized following the breakage of her port float. The ten men were very quickly airlifted via helicopter by the New Zealand rescue services and taken to Dunedin (South Island). They will do everything they can to salvage the trimaran once the conditions on...
Groupama 3 capsizes in the Indian ocean
Last night at 2343 UT, Franck Cammas, skipper of the trimaran Groupama 3 engaged in the Jules Verne Trophy, alerted the shore crew to the capsize of the maxi trimaran. "We have just capsized. The leeward float broke in two, leading to the breakage of the two beams and then the subsequent capsize. ...
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