Posted on 10/24/2015 4:30:58 PM PDT by smokingfrog
Solo sailor Emmanuel Wattecamps has set up a fundraising page to try and buy a new boat after his yacht sank following a dramatic rescue.
The 28-year-old Frenchman who is originally from Brittany, France was rescued from his stricken boat La Chimere on Tuesday, 20 October, approximately 400 miles south of Cold Bay, Alaska.
His leap to safety from his 30ft yacht to the Swedish ice breaking ship Tor Viking in heavy seas, was filmed by a C-130 Hercules Coast Guard plane monitoring the rescue.
Emmanuel said: ‘My beloved new pet (and new best friend) Pipalup the cat and I had just set sail for a long journey to Chile when tragedy struck as a rogue wave momentarily capsized La Chimere with Pipalup and myself inside the cabin.
‘The boat suffered catastrophic damage and began to slowly take on water immediately once turned back upright. I give all the thanks in the world to the United States Coast Guard for responding to my distress call and sending help.
(Excerpt) Read more at pbo.co.uk ...
Cat should advertise for a new owner.
I want to see the cat’s face the next time he tries to take him onto a sailboat.
Get a job, froggy.
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