72-year-old Jean-Jaques Savin, a former military parachutist and pilot crossed the Atlantic Ocean in a custom made barrel.
Savin completed his journey in 128 days. Inspired by Alan Bombard who traveled across the Atlantic Ocean in 1952, living off only plankton, saltwater, and raw fish in a life boat, Savin completed his voyage in an orange barrel that was 3 m long and 2.1 m across.
The barrel was made from resin coated plywood, heavily reinforced to resist waves and potential orca whale attacks. Sevin began his journey a day after Christmas last year, on December 26th and finished it this year somewhere around 20th April.
The capsule weighed 450 kgs when empty and had a living space of 6 square meters which included the kitchen, sleeping bunk, and storage.
Towards the end of his journey he used to update everything on facebook, and even wrote about his experience to a French Newspaper.