Cap Blanc and Mauritania: Shallows and grounding

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Cap Blanc and Mauritania: how the place works

Off the Mauritanian coast lie wide banks reaching far offshore, and the charts here are markedly less accurate than in Europe. The Banc d'Arguin is a national park with its own rules, and fishing with unlit boats and nets is routine.

Cap Blanc and Mauritania: what breaks there

Grounding on an uncharted bank and nets in the propeller are the typical cases. Both happen at night, and both are hard to resolve on this coast: yard and diver are hundreds of miles away.

Cap Blanc and Mauritania: what this means for your policy

Settle how far salvage costs extend and whether they are paid in addition to the sum insured. On this coast that decides whether a boat is repaired or abandoned.

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