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31 August 2026

Sailors to make Cook Islands stopover after 53 years

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Sailors to make Cook Islands stopover after 53 years

Nineteen veterans who were aboard frigates sent to to observe French nuclear testing at Mururoa Atoll in 1973 are finally heading to the Cook Islands for one last tour of duty together.

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