Robert Besser
24 Jan 2022, 16:51 GMT+10
LE PECQ, France: A 75-year-old Frenchman has reportedly died during a solo attempt to row across the Atlantic Ocean.
The death of Jean-Jacques Savin was reported on a Facebook page that had been following the cross-Atlantic expedition.
In the Facebook post, friends reported that maritime rescue services had located Savin's body inside the cabin of his boat, named "Audacious," which had overturned.
"It is with great sadness that we have just learned of the death of our friend Jean-Jacques," his support team wrote. "The body of Jean-Jacques was found lifeless inside the cabin of his canoe l'Audacieux (The Audacious)."
Savin reportedly activated two distress beacons on January 20.
"Unfortunately, this time the ocean was stronger than our friend, who loved sailing and the sea so much," Savin's team posted.
Savin had already crossed the Atlantic in a giant orange barrel on a 2,930-mile journey in May 2019.
Savin had been a military paratrooper and a private pilot. He also had climbed Mont Blanc in 2015.
Get a daily dose of Tuscaloosa Times news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Tuscaloosa Times.
More InformationROME, Italy: Italy has announced plans to sell state-owned ITA Airways, the successor to Alitalia, by the end of June, ...
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia - Stocks struggled for direction in Asia on Monday. Early gains evaporated later in the data, although ...
BEIJING, China: China's Green Valley Pharmaceutical company has prematurely ended an FDA approved study on its GV-971 to treat mild ...
SILAO, Mexico: U.S. automaker General Motors (GM) has agreed to raise wages by 8.5 percent, following negotiations with a new, ...
ZAGREB, Croatia: Croatian lawmakers have voted to allow the introduction of the euro currency in 2023. Lawmakers voted 117-13 to ...
TEHRAN, Iran: Iran has abruptly raised prices as much as 300 percent for a variety of staple foods, including cooking ...
WASHINGTON - A House panel issued subpoenas Thursday to House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other Republican lawmakers in ...
Geoff Hobson On Friday the Bengals released their list of 16 college free agents they signed after the draft. Here's ...
Tampa Bay BuccaneersTampa Bay filled out its offseason roster by signing 13 players who went undrafted last week, including a ...
Houston Texans Public Relations HEAD COACH LOVIE SMITHOPENING STATEMENT:"Good afternoon, good start. A start, I guess I should start the ...
Mike OHara DJ Chark feels like he has landed in a mutually good position with the Detroit Lions where the ...
Tim Twentyman The NFL has released the 2022 regular season schedule, and the Detroit Lions will begin the year at ...