Our most recent expedition took us to Albania, a country with unchartered waters that was closed to the outside world for most of the 20th century and which is only just starting to reveal its secrets. The ‘Land of Eagles’ as it is known is allegedly peppered with unexploded naval mines, soldiers, and smugglers, but [...]
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Mahdia-Lampedusa crossing: First day
Here we are! This is it, here we go! We’re setting sail and grabbing the paddles! After spending five weeks in Tunisia looking for a sailboat to accompany me, after meeting several skippers who had given me their word they would be there to sail with me, and others who wanted all sorts of guarantees [...]
A Kayak to save lives
The Ocean 71 team has gained a new member. We have been working in the Mediterranean Sea for several months to return with ever more original stories. Last spring, while doing a story on the island of Lampedusa to try and understand the massive influx of immigrants that followed the popular uprisings in North Africa, [...]
YM Uranus – A good planetary alignment for Brittany
When the news broke at about 8:30 am on Friday morning we all started staring at each other at our Paris office. Chemical tanker YM Uranus, carrying 6,000 tons of pygas said to have been involved in collision with bulk freighter Hanjin Richzad. Both vessels were heading north, the former to Amsterdam and the latter [...]
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YM Uranus – A good planetary alignment for Brittany
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Albania: a journey to the ‘Land of Eagles’
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Wally, the new stars of the seas
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Exclusive – Oil hell in Nigeria, a Frenchman talks
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Exclusive – Généreux Avallone reacts to European decision
