A stark warning to the world from the Velux 5 Oceans skippers

1:50 AM Mon 10 Jan 2011 GMT

'Wide open and pristine no more. What have we done to our oceans?' onEdition &copy

?The planet has seen some drastic changes within its ecosystems in the past few decades. From rising sea levels to extremes in seasonal weather patterns, and from diminishing wildlife to the movement of ocean currents, it is believed that climate change is exacting its influence on the world. For the experienced skippers of the VELUX 5 OCEANS these changes have been observed at first hand and their commentary is alarming. ?In the past 12 years Derek Hatfield and Brad Van Liew have racked up four round the world voyages between them, with the current edition of the VELUX 5 OCEANS ...

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