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'Le Charles Louis', a pointu (traditional type of wooden fishing boat from the coast of Provence, shallow and designed for fishing close to the shore) that belongs to the Roux family of fishermen, at its mooring in the harbour of Villefranche-Sur-Mer, France, 15 October 2022. Louis Roux and his sons operate one of only two pointu boats still actively fishing from Villefranche-Sur-Mer today. Back in the 1940s, over 70 pointu boats operated from the port. (KEYSTONE/LAIF/Rebecca Marshall)