Dredging destroys a unique surfing wave in Spain

The World

Europe’s longest left-breaking wave suddenly disappeared some 20 years ago. The culprit: dredging by a nearby shipyard and by local government. The deeper water doomed the Wave of Mundaka, leaving surfers and townsfolk nostalgic to this day. The World’s Gerry Hadden reports from Spain’s Basque Country in the north.

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