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[Varan]

half an our, slow speed no load at stb runner, chaos at bobstag, but strait on curse 25°

than nothing, this is not

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Speared a whale? Hopefully not another boat.

 

[micha571]

German TV coverage says Boris has hit a fishing boat...

 

[Greenflash]

German TV coverage says Boris has hit a fishing boat...

Noooooooo!

 

[Roleur]

German TV coverage says Boris has hit a fishing boat...

fuck

 

[Icedtea]

German TV coverage says Boris has hit a fishing boat...

Fuck. 

So close to the finish. 

Hope all are safe, this is absolutely sickening 

 

[laser 173312]

German TV coverage says Boris has hit a fishing boat...

Not good, hope all are OK

 

[grandsoleil]

Either his foil or the runner on starboard side is damaged?

Edit:  oh no! Hope all are well....

 

[TheDragon]

Noooooooooooooooo!

 

[TheDragon]

How come these commentators don't know what's happening

 

[WLIS Jibing]

Damn.  Hope all involved are OK. 

 

[jimmyuk81]

Speared a whale? Hopefully not another boat.

The fact he’s continued making way at 6-8kn with no deviation from course gives hope it’s not a serious collision. But definitely something wrong. 
 

ETA - posted before I saw the updates about a fishing boat. Shit. 

 

[Cwinsor]

unbelievable

 

[TheDragon]

Will is talking now and nothing about Boris???????

 

[Hitchhiker]

German TV coverage says Boris has hit a fishing boat...

WTF!!??

 

[mathystuff]

Go Boris, bring her home!

 

[stief]

German TV coverage says Boris has hit a fishing boat...

Any chance of mistranslation? 'Has hit or 'might have hit'?

 

[Cwinsor]

boat speed don't lie

 

[climenuts]

A french fishing boat, no doubt.

 

[mathystuff]

Any chance of mistranslation? 'Has hit or 'might have hit'?

They aren't 100% sure what happened.

 

[micha571]

They only said on the german news livestream that Boris has send a short message that he did hit a fishing boat. Only that, no more details.