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After twelve hours of work, Alan Roura from Geneva can solve a technical problem and continue the Vendée Globe.

Alan Roura

Legend:

Everything is fine right now

Alan Roura

Reuters

An oil leak at the height of one of the two hydraulic jacks and a faulty keel tilt system had caused problems for Roura. A similar problem had hit him in late November.

The system is considered crucial for the competitiveness of the boat. Without successful repairs, in the worst case scenario, it would have stopped competing.

Roura had reached the virtual half-time mark of circumnavigating the world at Christmas upon entering the Pacific Ocean south of Tasmania. In the intermediate ranking it is in position 15.



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