Winner of the last Jacques-Vabre transatlantic race in a 50-foot trimaran, skipper Thibaut Vauchel-Camus crossed paths with a migrant boat on Monday, October 7, while he was transporting his multihull between Morocco and France. A corpse was floating next to this boat, barely 6 meters long, on which 16 people were crammed.
The crew provided them with water and food – they had been drifting for several days – and called for help in Spain when many cargo ships had passed by without stopping. “We, professional sailors (…), in the event of a problem, very impressive means are put in place to recover us, he told the sports department of Radio France. In front of that, there are people adrift in front of everyone, for whom nothing is happening, it’s revolting! »
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