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Earthrace update: losing an engine here, damaging a propeller there

Following a biodiesel flood during the Atlantic crossing, the Earthrace biodiesel-powered boat continued on its second attempt to circumnavigate using nothing but the biofuel as power. The troubled ship is still having its share of problems (like losing an engine near the Marshall Islands - PDF), but, as Domestic Fuel puts it, is still limping towards the world record. It won't be easy. After leaving Palau, the ship hit some sea debris, the captain writes on his blog (can't link to individual entries, so scroll down to the entry from June ... Read more →

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