He is opening the cockpit door when a big wave floods totally into the inner part of the boat. Then the boat capsizes, does not right itself, and it is impossible to pump! Rémy Alnet is at 800km of the coasts when he activates his distress beacon.

11.42 AM on the 17^th of April: the distress signal is detected by the FMCC (French Cospas-Sarsat mission control centre) in Toulouse (South of France).

Four cargo boats are contacted by the CROSS¹.

The nearest is at 160 miles from Rémy, so he reroutes.

1.44 PM on the 18^th of April: the “Astro Chloé” arrives where Rémy Alnet is and rescues him.

The time Rémy Alnet spent on his boat was very difficult, but hopefully, he had a

KANNAD 406 Manual+ GPS that allowed the SAR authorities to locate him and organize his rescue.

 ^{1 Search and Rescue coordination center}