Vendée Skipper Escoffier Rescued From Liferaft Practical Boat Owner Veteran 61 year old jean le cam, racing on his fifth vendée globe, answered the request of race direction to divert to try and pick up escoffier whose boat’s emergency beacon had been activated at 1346hrs utc. Escoffier was adrift in his liferaft for over 11 hours, some 840 miles south of cape town, at night in 25 knot winds and 3 metre seas, when le cam – one of four vendée globe skippers diverted.
Vendée Globe Kevin Escoffier Prb Rescued In Southern Ocean By Le Cam After eleven and a half hours in his liferaft since being forced to abandon his imoca 60 ‘prb’ in strong winds and big seas 840 nautical miles sw of cape town, vendée globe skipper kevin escoffier was dramatically rescued by fellow competitor jean le cam at around 01h18 utc this tuesday morning. Vincent riou, the then the skipper of prb, rescued jean le cam from his upturned imoca 60 which had capsized 200 miles west of cape horn. le cam was trapped inside his upturned vm materiaux for 16 hours during which time it was not known for certain if le cam was safe inside his boat or not. The 35 year old skipper from saint malo had spent 11 and a half hours drifting in a liferaft before being picked up by 61 year old five times vendée globe veteran le cam. Escoffier had to abandon his imoca 60 prb following damage yesterday afternoon around 1346hrs utc and took to his liferaft some 840 nautical miles sw of cape town. the rescue mission was coordinated from les sables d'olonne by vendée globe race direction in collaboration with cross griz nez and mrcc south africa.
Golden Globe Skipper Tapio Lehtinen Rescued By Fellow Competitor After The 35 year old skipper from saint malo had spent 11 and a half hours drifting in a liferaft before being picked up by 61 year old five times vendée globe veteran le cam. Escoffier had to abandon his imoca 60 prb following damage yesterday afternoon around 1346hrs utc and took to his liferaft some 840 nautical miles sw of cape town. the rescue mission was coordinated from les sables d'olonne by vendée globe race direction in collaboration with cross griz nez and mrcc south africa. In distress: vendée globe: kevin escoffier is rescued! jean le cam was able to fish the skipper of the "prb" out of the sea tonight at 02:18. he is safe and sound. the frenchman's yacht had broken up in a wave. After eleven and a half hours in his liferaft since being forced to abandon his imoca 60 prb in strong winds and big seas 840 nautical miles sw of cape town, vendée globe skipper kevin escoffier was dramtically rescued by fellow competitor jean le cam at around 0118hrs utc this tuesday morning.
Golden Globe Skipper Tapio Lehtinen Rescued By Fellow Competitor After In distress: vendée globe: kevin escoffier is rescued! jean le cam was able to fish the skipper of the "prb" out of the sea tonight at 02:18. he is safe and sound. the frenchman's yacht had broken up in a wave. After eleven and a half hours in his liferaft since being forced to abandon his imoca 60 prb in strong winds and big seas 840 nautical miles sw of cape town, vendée globe skipper kevin escoffier was dramtically rescued by fellow competitor jean le cam at around 0118hrs utc this tuesday morning.
Golden Globe Skipper Tapio Lehtinen Rescued By Fellow Competitor After
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