Days of intense concentration await the Volvo Ocean Race fleet as the teams contend not only with ships, floating debris, sandbanks and wrecks in the Malacca Strait but also constant attacks from each other.

It couldn’t be tighter at the front of the fleet as they charged into the Malacca Strait with just five miles separating the top four boats.

Sanya skipper Mike Sanderson has promised a comeback from a “shocking” 24 hours that saw them slip to 60 nautical miles behind leaders Team Telefónica.