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- ↑ Nick Pisa. "Mysterious yacht found empty off millionaire's playground". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 2007-10-14.
- ↑ "Ghost ship discovered in the Italian waters". Pravda Online. 23 August 2006.
- ↑ "Veliero fantasma, trovato il proprietario". Corriere della Sera.
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