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Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing arrived in the Volvo Ocean Race safe haven on Tuesday in fifth place, meaning all the boats being shipped to Abu Dhabi have completed the first stage of Leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race.

Marine hardgrounds are common features during the Phanerozoic and hold significant sedimentological and economic importance. Intriguingly, previous reports of marine hardgrounds are concentrated in Calcite Seas, despite elevated seawater CaCO3 saturation in Aragonite Seas. This bias remains unclear in origin and requires more hardground information, especially from Aragonite Seas, for clarification. Well-developed Holocene marine hardgrounds at Abu Dhabi provide such a good opportunity. This study focused on a widespread and well-developed Holocene marine hardground layer at Abu Dhabi and analyzed its chronostratigraphy, petrology, mineralogy, and geochemistry. The results show that the studied hardground layer can be divided into lower and upper parts, characterized by planar upper surface and no borings nor encrustations. The lower part (with a 14C age of 6945−6368 cal yrs BP) formed during a sea-level transgression, and is laterally traceable along both a seaward and a landward direction. The upper part (with a 14C age of 5871−5452 cal yrs BP) formed during following sea-level transgression and/or stillstand, and disappears along a landward direction. Compared with the lower part, the upper hardground part is higher in δ13Ccarb and δ18Ocarb, supporting formation within more evaporated seawater settings depositing more high-Mg calcite. Both parts consist mainly of aragonite and high-Mg calcite in both carbonate grains and intergranular early-marine cement, but the lower hardground part contains more protodolomite within the early-marine cement. Moreover, an inverse relation in contents indicates a diagenetic transition from aragonite to dolomite during hardground formation and early diagenesis. Further, in combination with previous studies, the findings of this study confirm the rapidity, lateral diachronicity, and composite nature of Holocene marine hardgrounds with mineralogy controlled by sea-level changes. Similar hardgrounds may also be well developed i

Telefónica remporte ce soir le premier acte de l'étape entre Le Cap et Abu Dhabi. Après plus de 15 jours de course, une minute et 57 secondes le sépare seulement de CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand, deuxième !

PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG made a major comeback to claim a top three finish in the first stage of Leg 2 to Abu Dhabi, just three weeks after their yacht arrived at the leg start with a broken mast on board a cargo ship.

As part of the anti-piracy measures introduced for Leg 2 from Cape Town to Abu Dhabi and Leg 3 to Sanya, China the boats will enter a 'Stealth Zone' on their way to the secret safe haven port.

Pas de jour férié pour les cinq Volvo Open 70 qui progressent vers l'arrivée de la première partie de l'étape entre Le Cap et Abu Dhabi. La flotte est menée par CAMPER, mais le bateau rouge gardera-t-il la tête jusqu'au bout ?

It has been a case of go, stop, go, stop for the frustrated fleet overnight as all six teams race to chase down the same high speed front, but on varied courses now stretching 200 miles across the Indian Ocean.

Tôt ce lundi, Team Sanya a constaté une avarie sur son gréement et fait route vers un port au sud de Madagascar pour évaluer les dommages et élaborer un plan de secours. Personne n'a été blessé à bord et les équipiers sont sains et saufs.

Team Sanya suffered damage to part of their rigging early on Monday and are heading to a port in southern Madagascar in order to assess the damage and make a repair plan. No one has been injured and the crew are all safe.

Team Sanya aim to complete the first stage of Leg 2 after being forced to take refuge in Madagascar due to a rigging failure, they announced today.

Le sixième concurrent de la Volvo Ocean Race a annoncé hier qu'il allait boucler à la voile la première partie de l'étape 2. Team Sanya avait cassé un hauban dans l'océan Indien et est en escale technique à Madagascar.

Franck CAMMAS' Groupama sailing team are the first of the Volvo Ocean Race crews to have their position cloaked after entering the 'stealth zone'.

Et les concurrents peuvent respirer. Ils ont chargé leurs bateaux hier, juste après la ligne d'arrivée du port secret, sur le cargo qui transportera la flotte jusqu'au nord des Émirats. Récit d'une opération tendue.

Overall race leaders Team Telefónica stole the Leg 2 lead from Groupama sailing team on Friday after carving an unusually hasty passage through the Doldrums.

There was no prospect of a festive truce for the Volvo Ocean Race teams on Sunday as CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand battled to hold on to their lead in the face of a Christmas Day fightback from Team Telefónica.

10 men accused of piracy attack on Emirati ship sentenced to 10 years and deportation.

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