Friday, January 19, 2007

EPIRB

A few hour ago Francesco has switched on his EPIRB, the satellite rescue system. His real position is 18°24'N 45°53'W at about 700 miles from Guadalupe. Francesco is a little bit south of the direct route so our guess is that he capsized in strong wind and tried for one or two days to bring the boat straight up while drifting. A boat should try to pick him up at 22h00 GMT, which is just before sunset over there.

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

He is with us! He is on LNG "Norman lady". He was picked up this morning UTC 02 30 h. He is good health. He is receiving medical treatment... our e-mail adress is: nlad@hoegh.no and tel. no. Sat B 325 990 310

Anonymous said...

That's a great news! Thanks for letting us to know that Francesco is safe and in good health!!

Luca

Anonymous said...

Ahhh incroyable super !!!!!

Anonymous said...

Ottimo!
Ma la prossima volta ti porti due telefoni :)

Anonymous said...

Hi Francesco. Nice to hear that you are safe. We were confident, despite the lack of news.
Come back to tell us everything about your trip.

Bernard.

Anonymous said...

Ouuf..Reposes toi bien, récupère et rentre nous raconter tout ca, A bientot,
Yann.

Anonymous said...

Grande Francesco!! sono contento che tu abbia dato nuovamente notizie di te!!
Aspettiamo i racconti dettagliati e ... non dimenticarti di chi parla solo italiano :-)
un abbraccio a presto

Anonymous said...

Cheers for Norman Lady 's crews! please send us your destination.

Anonymous said...

Presque deux semaine sans nouvelles, on commençait à s'inquieter ! Enfin grand merci à l'équipage du Norman Lady de t'avoir récupéré sain et sauf. Rentre vite nous raconter ton aventure.
Quentin, Marie Claude, Jean-Philippe

Anonymous said...

Che grande sollievo! Siamo felici di riaverti sano e salvo e non vediamo l'ora di sapere I dettagli della tua incredibile avventura. And big thanks to Norman Lady! Rosario, Mel e Dena.

Anonymous said...

Good on you mate !
Georges.