Route du Rhum: the navigator Armel Le Cléac'h rescued after capsizing
Le Cléac'h, Marchand, Loison, Joyon, Caudrelier... While the weather forecast on the 13th Route du Rhum promised oil and oil on the way, the list of abandonments among the favourites has been growing ever since the departure Sunday, November 1. Armel Le Cléac'h was rescued Wednesday, November 4, after 1 p.m. trapped in his maxi-trimaran. Winner of the Vendée Glob and favourite at the departure of the transatlantic, the Breton navigator was rescued by a cargo ship and is "in good health".
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Route du Rhum: the navigator Armel Le Cléac'h rescued after capsizing — Image credit: France 24 (Français)
Le Cléac'h, Marchand, Loison, Joyon, Caudrelier... While the weather forecast on the 13th Route du Rhum promised oil and oil on the way, the list of abandonments among the favourites has been growing ever since the departure Sunday, November 1. Armel Le Cléac'h was rescued Wednesday, November 4, after 1 p.m. trapped in his maxi-trimaran. Winner of the Vendée Glob and favourite at the departure of the transatlantic, the Breton navigator was rescued by a cargo ship and is "in good health".
