Resilience, courage and solidarity

Route du Rhum 2022: Fabrice Amedeo is safe and sound

Quick decision making in the face of adversity

Although Fabrice got off to a promising start in the Route du Rhum, on Sunday morning, due to rough seas, one of the ballast tanks designed to provide energy to the boat was damaged. The inside of the boat flooded despite Fabrice’s best efforts to bail out the water, and as a consequence he found himself without electricity. In the interest of safety, Fabrice and his team, decided the best course of action would be to navigate towards the Portuguese coast.

Resilience and courage conquer

While en route to the Portuguese coast, on Monday morning a fire broke out on the boat, leaving Fabrice no option but to jump ship and deploy a life raft. Once aboard the life raft, he tragically watched his boat sink. Rescue operations were immediately launched and Fabrice was rescued by a cargo ship.

Although shaken, Fabrice is safe and dry, and we are relieved to know that he will reach France within the next few hours.

"Hello everyone. I'm safe and sound on a cargo ship which will be dropping me off in the Azores tomorrow morning. My Imoca NEXANS - Art et Fenêtres went down in flames before my eyes. All my dreams have been swallowed up with her. [...] This adventure does not alter my passion for my job and for the ocean."

Were Fabrice's first words after his rescue. Read Fabrice's story here

Stronger together

We admire Fabrice's courage and strength in the face of this tragedy. This courage is his driving force, our driving force since the beginning of the adventure to achieve great things. The entire Hager Group and E3/DC stands by Fabrice and the team in the face of adversity. Knowing his capacity for resilience and courage, we are convinced he will bounce back even stronger.

We believe in the strength of the collective and the courage to face uncertainties, whilst still moving forward with our dreams.

We believe in you, Fabrice. We are with you and you team.