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did not respond and instead turned away at high speed upon the arrival of a rescue helicopter. The South
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she was built for the purpose of circumnavigating the world in less than 80 days. This was successfully accomplished in July 1998 in 74 days, 20 hours, 58 minutes, traveling more than 22,600 nautical miles (41,855 km). This achievement set a new
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