Yachts participating in the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race set sail before Cape Town's iconic Table Mountain at the start of the second leg of the race, November 19, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
LONDON (Reuters) - An independent report into the crash of Volvo Ocean Race boat, Vestas Wind, on an Indian Ocean reef has recommended an overhaul of navigational charting in offshore racing to prevent a similar incident in the future.
The Danish boat’s crew miraculously avoided serious injury when they collided with the reef at St Brandon on Nov. 29 last year at around 40kph and span 180 degrees before coming to a halt, grounded.
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