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Volvo Ocean Race News Extra: Delta Lloyd Limping
Leg 3 Day 6 - 17:53 GMT Thursday, December 18, 2008.
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The Dutch / Irish entry in the Volvo Ocean Race, Team Delta Lloyd (Roberto Bermudez / ESP) has suffered damage to the port side carbon structure around the keel ram. The boat was half way across the Bay of Bengal when the damage occurred at 19:30 local time (12:00 GMT). Skipper Roberto Bermudez de Castro and his crew are safe and boat is not taking on water.
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The Dutch / Irish entry in the Volvo Ocean Race, Team Delta Lloyd has suffered damage to the port side carbon structure around the keel ram. The boat was half way across the Bay of Bengal when the damage occurred at 19:30 local time (12:00 GMT).

Photo © Sander Pluijm / Team Delta Lloyd / Volvo Ocean Race.
The Dutch - Irish entry in the Volvo Ocean Race, Team Delta Lloyd has suffered damage to the port side carbon structure around the keel ram. The boat was half way across the Bay of Bengal when the damage occurred at 19:30 local time (12:00 GMT). Photo copyright Sander Pluijm / Team Delta Lloyd / Volvo Ocean Race.
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"We are currently putting up the J4, and we will sail eastwards (upwind) with the keel centred using only the starboard ram," reported navigator Matt Gregory / USA. "We should be able to sail at seven knots. According to the boat’s designer, Juan Kouyoumdjian, it is safe to continue under sail and we are about 400 nm west of the northern corner of Sumatra."

"We have a fuel range of 450 nm and enough food for 11 days at sea," he said. "Trimmer, Edwin O’Connor / IRL is leading the process of repairing the structure onboard."
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Damage to the port side carbon structure around the keel ram on Team Delta Lloyd.

Photo © Sander Pluijm / Team Delta Lloyd / Volvo Ocean Race.
Damage to the port side carbon structure around the keel ram on Team Delta Lloyd. Photo copyright Sander Pluijm / Team Delta Lloyd / Volvo Ocean Race.
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"We heard a big bang" explained MCM Sander Pluijm from the Netherlands. "Johnny (Gerd van Poortman / NED) and I thought the mast had come down. Everybody was shocked and we started searching below deck. It did not take long before we found the problem. The port side carbon structure that holds the ram was broken. At the moment, the guys are consulting external expertise to secure the keel,"
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Team Delta Lloyd has suffered damage to the port side carbon structure around the keel ram.

Photo © Sander Pluijm / Team Delta Lloyd / Volvo Ocean Race.
Team Delta Lloyd has suffered damage to the port side carbon structure around the keel ram. Photo copyright Sander Pluijm / Team Delta Lloyd / Volvo Ocean Race.
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It is too early to know the exact cause of the damage, but it is likely to be a failure of the hydraulic system. The crew have not retired from the race but are considering the possibility of going to the nearest harbour or continuing towards Singapore, which is the preferred option.
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Damage to the port side carbon structure housing around the keel ram on Team Delta Lloyd.

Photo © Sander Pluijm / Team Delta Lloyd / Volvo Ocean Race.
Damage to the port side carbon structure housing around the keel ram on Team Delta Lloyd. Photo copyright Sander Pluijm / Team Delta Lloyd / Volvo Ocean Race.
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"This is incredibly bad luck, but the safety of the crew is my first priority," said skipper Roberto Bermudez. "It is my job to bring them home safely," he added.

The shore team is ready to start repairing the damage, which should enable Team Delta Lloyd to start the in-port race in Singapore on 10 January.

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The Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 will be the 10th running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain, on 4 October 2008 with in-port racing, it will, for the first time, take in Cochin, India, Singapore and Qingdao, China before finishing in St Petersburg, Russia for the first time in the history of the race.

Spanning some 37,000 nautical miles, stopping at 11 ports and taking nine months to complete, the Volvo Ocean Race is the world's premier yacht race for professional racing crews.
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