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Zim Monaco fuels dismasted Ocean Racer

Underway from Rio de Janeiro to Singapore, the "Zim Monaco" on Nov 23, 2011, pulled up alongside the dismasted raceboat "Mar Mostro" in the middle of the southern Atlantic Ocean. The containership was alerted to the emergency after the mast of the Volvo Ocean Racer had snapped unexpectedly, quickly changing their situation from competition, to survival. They were 700 miles from land and the carbon stump sticking out of their deck was not going to get them to shore before their food and water ran out. Jugs of diesel were lowered from the deck of the "Zim Monaco" so that the "Mar Mostro" was able to head for the island of Tristan da Cunha, where her crew will rendezvous with another merchant ship that will pluck the yacht from the sea and carry her south to Cape Town. Report with photos: http://gcaptain.com/containership-monaco-dismasted?34175