Siemens said components of some of the turbines would be built at the planned factory at Hull's Alexandra Dock from 2014.

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Among the dunes, Robert has built his own small memorial, and segments of the ship's hull still lie partly buried in the sand, like an excavated dinosaur skeleton.

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The hull of the boat looks a good deal like a boogie board, built from polyurethane.

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