Tha Cure
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Prevention Worse Tha Cure
A Uruguayan Naval yacht, dgerez de Navio Campora” t rived at Suva last month on unusual mission—to he the st Uruguayan yacht to sail ound the world. But there is something else that was usual about her, too.
The yacht received its name )m a man chosen as a member the crew who died shortly fore the voyage started. The uguayan Navy insisted that r safety's sake the officers d crew should have their pendices removed, and gerez de Navio Campora did t survive the operation.
The Uruguayan Government d decided on the cruise when realised that no yacht from e Republic had ever circum vigated the globe.
The voyage is expected to last o and a half years.