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Interesting story how shipping companies plan to use sails to reduce there carbon footprint and save a few pennies

 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7205217.stm

There is something rather magical about being up on deck of a giant cargo ship as it pushes its way out to sea.

Ten thousand tonnes of metal heaving through the water, the ship’s giant masts glistening in the winter sun.

But there is something even more magical about being aboard MS Beluga SkySails.

On the face of it, this vessel - which is carrying parts of a timber production line to Venezuela - looks like any other cargo ship.

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