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    ‘There were two of them, taking turns to ram our rudder’

    Jul 04, 2024 2 minutes
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    Around eight orcas were around the Farr 56, but only two of them rammed the rudder

    Sir Robin Knox-Johnston
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    The patron of The Cruising Association, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, shares his experience of an orca encounter We were eight miles off Cape Finisterre heading south towards Madeira

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