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‘Refugee’ blue water cruisers turned away from port

Blue water cruisers have been barred from entering some foreign ports amid Covid-19 restrictions.

One sailor was met with a cocked rifle, while another described the situation as a ghastly game of musical chairs, with boats scrabbling to find a port where they could

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