A major search operation resumed Tuesday morning in the Atlantic to find a Frenchman who went missing after his sailboat was found adrift. The vessel was spotted Monday evening approximately 70 nautical miles, or nearly 130 kilometers, southwest of Penmarc'h Point in Finistère.
The alarm was raised by a passenger on a British ferry traveling between Portsmouth and Bilbao. After spotting the sailboat in distress, the ship interrupted its journey and sent a lifeboat carrying three people. The team dispatched to the scene found no occupants or signs of life on board or near the vessel.
Aerial and maritime searches mobilized
The sailboat, approximately 13 meters long, was drifting in what was described as a relatively calm sea. No distress beacon had been activated, leaving rescuers without precise information about the time or circumstances of its disappearance. The search, coordinated from Étel, was suspended overnight before resuming at daybreak.
Air assets and several ships in the area are participating in the operations. The teams must take into account drift caused by currents and winds to define the area that can be searched. The circumstances that led the sailor to abandon ship or fall from his vessel remain unknown.
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