Man Embarks on Journey Across the Atlantic Ocean in a Barrel
If Colin O’Brady’s epic traverse of Antarctica wasn’t enough action for you this week, 71-year-old Jean-Jacques Savin has just set out to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a barrel. The Frenchman, a former military paratrooper, left Spain’s Canary Islands yesterday with the aim of traveling 2,800 miles to the Caribbean in just three months. The barrel is about 10 feet long and seven feet wide, with a 64-square-foot living space containing a bed, kitchen, storage, and a small porthole in the bottom through which Savin can watch the passing fish.