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| Wipe out! Is this the moment Andrew Cotton, a plumber from Devon, broke the world record for the biggest wave ever surfed? | |
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| These remarkable pictures show the moment plumber and professional surfer, Andrew Cotton, may have broken the record for the largest wave ever surfed. | |
| Cotton, 34, tackled the monster wave in stormy seas off the coast of Nazaré, Portugal, on Sunday. | Cotton, 34, tackled the monster wave in stormy seas off the coast of Nazaré, Portugal, on Sunday. |
| The photographs are taken on the notorious Praia do Norte beach near the fishing village of Nazare on Portugal's Atlantic coast. The beach is a favourite spot for extreme surfers thanks to its huge waves. | The photographs are taken on the notorious Praia do Norte beach near the fishing village of Nazare on Portugal's Atlantic coast. The beach is a favourite spot for extreme surfers thanks to its huge waves. |
| Estimating the size of the wave experts have suggested it could be at least as big as the 80ft wall of water that Cotton rode in October of last year. | Estimating the size of the wave experts have suggested it could be at least as big as the 80ft wall of water that Cotton rode in October of last year. |
| Local photographer Bruno Aleixo told the North Devon Journal that the wave looked as big as his earlier effort. | Local photographer Bruno Aleixo told the North Devon Journal that the wave looked as big as his earlier effort. |
| Cotton, along with fellow extreme surfer, Garrett McNamara, who had been tempted to fly to Portugal from his home in Hawaii amid rumours of a massive swell, both caught a huge wave each. | Cotton, along with fellow extreme surfer, Garrett McNamara, who had been tempted to fly to Portugal from his home in Hawaii amid rumours of a massive swell, both caught a huge wave each. |
| Mr Cotton told the North Devon Journal: "It was victory at sea, really. I got one wave, as did Garrett. | Mr Cotton told the North Devon Journal: "It was victory at sea, really. I got one wave, as did Garrett. |
| "It was stormier, so way harder to drive the jet ski and surf. It was bordering on not surfable." | "It was stormier, so way harder to drive the jet ski and surf. It was bordering on not surfable." |
| Whether or not the waves that Cotton rode in October, and then again yesterday have beaten the world record will be decided by Billabong XXL judges in March. | Whether or not the waves that Cotton rode in October, and then again yesterday have beaten the world record will be decided by Billabong XXL judges in March. |
| The current world record for the biggest wave ever surfed is held by Garrett McNamara who successfully surfed a 78ft wave off Nazaré in November 2011. | The current world record for the biggest wave ever surfed is held by Garrett McNamara who successfully surfed a 78ft wave off Nazaré in November 2011. |
| Spectators watch as huge waves crash into the beach. | Spectators watch as huge waves crash into the beach. |