The 75-year-old Frenchman, who was trying to paddle across the Atlantic, is still missing, while his entourage noted the day before that his body had been “found lifeless” inside his boat.
The Portuguese navy announced on Sunday that Frenchman Jean-Jacques Savin, 75, who was trying to row across the Atlantic Ocean, is still missing from the Azores, while his entourage indicated the day before that his body was “…found lifelessinside his boat.
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“The search ended yesterday at the end of the day (Saturday) without being able to find the victim“, this is what the Portuguese navy said in a press release. In response to a question by AFP, a navy spokeswoman explained that during the rescue operation, the rescuers “Strong reasons to believe that the body can be insideFrom the cabin of L’Audacieux.
there “Yesterday (Friday) the Portuguese Maritime Security located the boat, unfortunately, off the Azores. The diver managed to get off and visit the boatSelect a statement issued on Saturday that added that “The ocean this time was stronger than our friend who loved navigation and the sea so much“.
The navigator, who identified himself by crossing the Atlantic Ocean with a barrel in 2019, driven by winds and currents, has since Friday morning worried his relatives, who have not given them any sign of life since last night. From Thursday to Friday. “We are so worried“, this is what members of the team who went missing north of Madeira told AFP.”Unfortunately, since 00:34 yesterday (Friday) morning, we no longer have any contact or any appearance of it.“, they said after determining that the browser was then turned on”Distress beacons indicate that we are ‘in great difficulty’“.
on facebook pageJean-Jacques Savin: Rowing across the AtlanticManon, his daughter, pointed out that,Everything was carried out on the spot in coordination with the French, Portuguese and American naval rescue servicesDuring the last contacts, Jean-Jacques Savin was offshore, north of Madeira, and was on his way to the small island of Ponta Delgada, in the Azores archipelago, for repair.
adventurer at heart
Because shortly after leaving Sagres (southern Portugal) on January 1, the adventurer was quickly diverted by high winds. Thus his initial route was extended by 900 km and then encountered serious power and communication problems. On Wednesday, Jean-Jacques Savin stated on his Facebook page that “Strong inflation and windadding that he had toUse a manual water maker“.”It costs me physical energy. Don’t worry, I’m not in danger!“, he wrote.
Jean-Jacques Savin, a resident of Ares in the Arcachon Basin, intended to row across the Atlantic in a canoe to become “Dean of the Atlantic“,”A way to make fun of old ageHe had celebrated his 75th birthday on January 14 aboard his boat, which is eight meters long and 1.70 meters wide, equipped with two cabins and a rowing station. On board, 300 kilograms of equipment, including freeze-dried foods, a heating point, and a pistol Spear for fishing, electric desalination, guide, mandolin, champagne, saueren, and foie gras to celebrate his birthday.”I’m going on vacation to the open sea, taking leave for three monthsHe laughed shortly before he left.
great athlete andadventurer at heartSlim and muscular, this former military paratrooper had spent more than four months in 2019 in a barrel-shaped boat three meters long and 2.10 meters in diameter. And so he had crossed the Atlantic Ocean alone, driven by winds and currents. This former private pilot and Amin joined a national park in Africa to the West Indies, which he hoped to join again by kayaking.He signed a book,127 days adrift, the Atlantic in a barrel“, in his adventure which was also followed by 23,000 people on Facebook.”I will row eight hours a day, and when it blows hard, I lock myself up‘ he said before he started his journey.
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