Route du Rhum - Bertrand Quentin airlifted to safety

4:02 PM Tue 2 Nov 2010 GMT

'Bertrand Quentin' Route du Rhum

Route du Rhum Race Director Jean Maurel gives an update on the situation facing Skipper Bertrand Quentin. This Tuesday morning at 0830hrs (CET) the technical team of Cote d'Or II contacted me with concerns about the health of Bertrand Quentin, who was displaying extreme tiredness, nausea and chest pains. After consultation with Dr Jean-Yves Chauve, the race doctor, we made the decision to ask the skipper Bernard Quentin to activate his distress beacon. I contacted the MRCC Griz Nez, the authority to coordinate all rescues in this race, to inform them of the problem on board Cote d'Or II and ...

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by Jean Maurel