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Sharks ate our boat

Inhaling the bracing sea air, I took in the huge expanse of the deep blue Coral Sea before me.

I was never happier than aboard a ship.

Smiling at my captain Stanislav, 55, I was thrilled to continue our expedition, sailing around the world.

But the trip hadn’t been all plain sailing!

I’d been an adventurer my whole life, even leading rafting expeditions in the Himalayas. But back in July 2021, I’d taken to the high seas on an inflatable trimaran – a threeand set off from St Petersburg, Russia.

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