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Harbour stories: Flettner Rotor Sails

Harbour stories: Flettner Rotor Sails

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Some modern ships now sail with giant spinning towers rising above their decks.

It looks like futuristic technology — designed to help cut fuel consumption and emissions.

But the idea behind it was first tested almost a century ago… and it worked.

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