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	Podcast:		Outlook
	Episode:		‘I am sinking. This is not a joke. MAYDAY’
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:22:56
	Publish Date:		2021-01-20 16:50:00
	Description:		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... Picture: Kevin Escoffier's rescue Credit: Marine Nationale / Défense
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