Frenchman spent 127 days adrift crossing the Atlantic in a wine barrel

Frenchman Jean-Jacques Savin spent 127 days adrift crossing the Atlantic in a wine barrel.

The un-powered barrel-shaped capsule, crossed the 2930 mile voyage last month. The 72 year-old former paratrooper turned adventurer and endurance athlete, set off from the Canary Islands on 26 December 2018. The barrel was artificial but didn’t stop the Frenchman having the odd drop of wine along the way.