A 71-year-old Frenchman has set off across the Atlantic Ocean in a large orange barrel, hoping to float to the Caribbean by the end of March. 24/7 Live Chicago & Suburban Cook Co. North Suburbs ...

Jean-Jacques Savin of France, who spent more than four months floating across the Atlantic Ocean in a giant orange barrel, has arrives at his Caribbean destination.

As the NOAA Twitter account later related on March 27, the 274-foot vessel had encountered 72-year-old French adventurer Jean-Jacques Savin on an Atlantic crossing in a plywood barrel. He had set ...

French adventurer Jean-Jacques Savin is several days into his attempt to cross the Atlantic in a specially-built orange barrel. With no engine, sails or paddles, the unusual craft relies on trade ...

A French man who has spent more than four months floating across the Atlantic Ocean in a giant orange barrel has arrived at his Caribbean destination. Skip to content. WREG.com.

Frenchman, 71, Attempts to Cross Atlantic Ocean in a Barrel Relying on Only Currents and Winds. ... describes his journey on his website as a “crossing during which man isn’t captain of his ...

A 72-year-old Frenchman arrived on the Caribbean island of Martinique Thursday to celebrate crossing the Atlantic in four months carried by the currents in a custom-made barrel.

The Atlantic Ocean intimidates, but many have dared to cross it.Portugal’s Prince Henry the Navigator initiated Europe’s Age of Discovery, beginning about 1400.

Jean-Jacques Savin, a 71-year-old Frenchman, has begun a trip across the Atlantic Ocean in a barrel of his own design. The specially constructed seven-foot wide resin-coated plywood vessel is ...

Jean-Jacques Savin of France, who spent more than four months floating across the Atlantic Ocean in a giant orange barrel, has arrives at his Caribbean destination.

Jean-Jacques Savin of France, who spent more than four months floating across the Atlantic Ocean in a giant orange barrel, has arrives at his Caribbean destination. CNN values your feedback 1.