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Owen Farrell was presented with a 75th-minute penalty attempt that would have nudged the hosts 27-25 ahead, but his kick sailed wide of the left post.
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The Shanghai ship that never sails is the work of Beccari, who likes to tell his staff “Don’t think big, think huge.”
It launched the Treasure ship last year, the newest Destiny ship in November, and the Adventure is expected to set sail in Asia in March.
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The two countries have held live-fire naval drills in the South China Sea and have frequently flown and sailed together near Taiwan, Japan and South Korea.
The vessel was subsequently cleared to sail again having received approval from maritime authorities, after technical checks were completed and any danger to those on board ruled out.
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