With 10,000 African mangrove poles stacked high, a dhow's exhausted crew heads for the Indian Ocean and home

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Size: 5152px × 3424px
Location: Indian Ocean off African coast
Photo credit: © Marion Kaplan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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