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Les Sables-d'Olonne / France (dpa) - Solo circumnavigator Boris Herrmann collided with a fishing boat around 90 nautical miles from the destination of the Vendée Globe in Les Sables-d'Olonne.
His team confirmed this on Wednesday evening.
According to his own statement, the 39-year-old Hamburg was uninjured, his yacht "Seaexplorer - Yacht Club de Monaco" was damaged.
Herrmann continued sailing at a reduced speed.
At the time of the incident, he was in third place.
Due to a time credit of six hours, he was considered a contender until the collision.
The French “Apivia” skipper Charlie Dalin was the first to cross the finish line.
The 36-year-old professional sailor and yacht designer finished his solo circumnavigation of the world over 28,267.88 nautical miles in 80 days, 6 hours, 15 minutes and 47 seconds.
Because of the time credits from Herrmann and the fifth-placed Frenchman Yannick Bestaven with the «Maître Coq IV», he was not yet able to feel like a winner.
© dpa-infocom, dpa: 210127-99-198240 / 2
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