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Solo sailor capsized and was rescued
The HM Coastguard has issued a distress alert, after the 'Océans' capsized in the North Atlantic in pos. 49° 38.73' N 013° 52.00' W on the early afternoon of Nov 2, 2026. The sailing vessel. an Orma class yacht, was leading the Vintage Multi category in the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe race and had departed from Saint-Malo on Nov 1. The last AIS transmission was at 12:39 p.m. UTC, the distress alert was received at 1:57 p.m. UTC via COSPAS-SARSAT 406MHz. The Skipper Francis Joyon, 70, was rescued by the container m/v 'Maersk Columbus' (IMO: 9332987), enroute from Bremerhaven to Norfolk, Virginia, at 11 p.m. The weather conditions were good, with 20 to 25 knots of wind and a wave height of two metres. Francis Joyon spent approximately eight hours in his overturned trimaran. On Nov 3, the 'Maersk Columbus' was sailing southwest of Ireland, where Joyon was to be dropped off on the early afternoon. The SAR operation was coordinated by the CROSS Jobourg and British authorities. Considered one of the greatest French sailors, Joyon was participating in the Route du Rhum for the ninth time. In 2018, he overtook François Gabart from Charente a few miles from the finish in Guadeloupe to secure his first overall victory.
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