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1 Dec, 4 tweets, 5 min read
#BREAKING French Vendee Globe yachtsman Escoffier rescued by rival: organisers
#UPDATES French Vendee Globe yachtsman Kevin Escoffier is reported "safe and sound" after being rescued from the Atlantic off the Cape of Good Hope by rival skipper Jean Le Cam in his monohull Hubert @AFPsports u.afp.com/3thQ
@AFPsports #UPDATE French #VendeeGlobe yachtsman Kevin Escoffier was reported "safe and sound" after being rescued from the Atlantic off the Cape of Good Hope by rival skipper Jean Le Cam in his monohull Hubert on Tuesday u.afp.com/3thQ #AFPSports #VendeeGlobe2020
@AFPsports #UPDATE The French #VendeeGlobe skipper has spoken of how a giant wave folded his boat in two "in four seconds" as he recovered after being rescued by a rival competitor 600 nautical miles off the Cape of Good Hope on Tuesday u.afp.com/3t6x #AFPSports #VendeeGlobe2020

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