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They hope their 5,000-kilometre journey will provide a high-profile platform for efforts to protect the environment.
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The team will have to face 12-metre waves and extended sleep deprivation during a gruelling challenge expected to take up to two months to complete. All photos: Arabian Ocean Rowing Team
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Rai Tamagnini, James Raley and Toby Gregory raised awareness of the impact of marine pollution in talks at UAE schools ahead of their bid to row across the Atlantic Ocean.
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They hope their 5,000-kilometre journey will provide a high-profile platform for efforts to protect the environment.
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The team will have to face 12-metre waves and extended sleep deprivation during a gruelling challenge expected to take up to two months to complete. All photos: Arabian Ocean Rowing Team
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Rai Tamagnini, James Raley and Toby Gregory raised awareness of the impact of marine pollution in talks at UAE schools ahead of their bid to row across the Atlantic Ocean.
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They hope their 5,000-kilometre journey will provide a high-profile platform for efforts to protect the environment.
UAE rowers full of Christmas cheer as they brave Atlantic storms
Three sea-faring friends are attempting to row 5,000km across the Atlantic to raise awareness about marine pollution
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Anjana Sankar
22 December, 2022
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