The Outlook Podcast Archive - ‘I am sinking. This is not a joke. MAYDAY’

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When skipper Kevin Escoffier’s boat broke in half during a storm during the famous Vendée Globe sailing race, he found himself drifting in a life raft, alone at sea. He sent out one text message before his phone died, it said: I am sinking. This is not a joke. MAYDAY. His competitor Jean Le Cam received his distress signal and changed course find him. But when he arrived it was getting dark and there was no sign of Kevin...

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Presenter: Emily Webb
Producer: Laura Thomas

Picture: Kevin Escoffier's rescue
Credit: Marine Nationale / Défense

Published on Wednesday, 20th January 2021.

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