Vendée Globe, non resta che aspettare
IncidentiOceanoVelaVendée Globe 19 Dicembre 2008 Zerogradinord 0
[singlepic=1125,170,250,,left] Vendée Globe – Oceano Indiano – Solo in mezzo all’Oceano Indiano con un femore rotto, seduto al tavolo di carteggio, sedato dalla morfina. Così, Yann Eliés sta aspettando l’arrivo dei soccorsi. Già da alcune ore Marc Guillemot, skipper di Safran, si è portato nelle vicinanze dell’IMOCA 60 dello skipper infortunato, ma a causa delle pessime condizioni meteo è per lui impossibile tentare di salire a bordo per dare il suo aiuto a Eliés, comunque già rincuorato dalla presenza dell’amico.
Nelle prossime ore dovrebbe arrivare in zona anche Sam Davies su Roxy: “Sto andando più veloce che posso per dare il mio aiuto a Yann. Ci conosciamo bene, è un amico e desidero essere con lui in questo momento difficile. Penso anche a riposarmi, in modo da essere più in forze quando sarò lì”.
Ma la notizia che più da forza allo skipper di Generali giunge da Perth: alle 19.00 UTC di ieri ha lasciato gli ormeggio l’HMS Arunta, una fregata veloce per la perlustrazione a lungo raggio. Capace di navigare a una velocità di circa trenta nodi, la nave della Marina australiana trasporta un’equipè medica al gran completo e dovrebbe raggiungere l’infortunato in una trentina d’ore.
Intanto, la Vendée Globe continua. Michel Desjoyeaux e Foncia paiono aver messo il turbo e allungano il passo di ora in ora. Roland Jourdain è scivolato a una cinquantina di miglia dal primo, mentre da Le Cam in poi i distacchi sono in tripla cifra.
Day 39, 20.00 GMT, ranking
1 – Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia) DTF 12821.9nm
2 – Roland Jourdain (Veolia Environnement) +46 nm
3 – Jean Le Cam (VM Materiaux) +128.1 nm
4 – Sebastien Josse (BT) +136.7 nm
5 – Armel Le Cléac’h (Brit Air) +364.7 nm
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UNDER WAY
[Vendée Globe Press Release] The decisions have been made, everything is under way. So now unfortunately it can only be about waiting. For Yann Eliès any wait is too long, but the knowledge that help is on its way will be some comfort. The Royal Australian Navy’s 118 m long HMAS Arunta left dock in Perth at around 18.00 GMT and can make 30 knots depending on the sea conditions, and so is expected to arrive in around 40 hours.
Marc Guillemot was making his best speed towards Generali and is believed to be about 15 miles (20.00 GMT) away while Sam Davies is heading east as fast as safely possible on Roxy to try and be of assistance to her friend who is a fellow team member from the Pole France Course Au Large training school at Port La Foret.
“I’m ready to anything I can to come to the help of Yann, and this is now my first goal. I’ll stay alongside him for as long until the rescue team arrives, so that he is not alone. I’m doing as much as I can to get some rest to ensure I’m in good shape when I reach him.”
Eliès has been advised to try to rest, to remain as still as possible and to try and focus on the fact that everything that can be done is being done to evacuate him as quickly as possible.
HMAS Arunta is one of the Royal Australian Navy’s eight long range Anzac class frigates which is capable of air defence, surface and undersea warfare, surveillance, reconnaissance and interdiction. She has a full medical team on board.
Vendée Globe doctor Dr Chauve has been in regular contact with the Generali skipper, monitoring any changes and offering words of advice and encouragement.
Many skippers have volunteered their help and their teams ashore have sent messages of support. At the head of the fleet Michel Desjoyeaux continues to extend on Roland Jourdain (Veolia Environnement) while Jean Le Cam (VM Matériaux) and Seb Josse (BT) are now more than 120 miles behind the leader.
Day 39, 20.00 GMT, ranking
1 – Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia) DTF 12821.9nm
2 – Roland Jourdain (Veolia Environnement) +46 nm
3 – Jean Le Cam (VM Materiaux) +128.1 nm
4 – Sebastien Josse (BT) +136.7 nm
5 – Armel Le Cléac’h (Brit Air) +364.7 nm
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