French adventurer Jean-Jacques Savin, 71, sets off on voyage across the Atlantic in a barrel - ABC News
![AFP News Agency on Twitter: "AFP map of the route taken by Frenchman Jean-Jacques Savin, aged 72, who crossed the Atlantic ocean in a barrel @AFPgraphics https://t.co/E2q36UZEha" / Twitter AFP News Agency on Twitter: "AFP map of the route taken by Frenchman Jean-Jacques Savin, aged 72, who crossed the Atlantic ocean in a barrel @AFPgraphics https://t.co/E2q36UZEha" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D6KkyGSVUAEbGsK.jpg)
AFP News Agency on Twitter: "AFP map of the route taken by Frenchman Jean-Jacques Savin, aged 72, who crossed the Atlantic ocean in a barrel @AFPgraphics https://t.co/E2q36UZEha" / Twitter
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Exclusive - Jean-Jacques Savin is a seasoned sportsman and adventurer at heart. From Ares, north of the Arcachon Bassin, he is preparing a challenge: crossing the Atlantic Ocean, from the Canary Islands
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