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Frenchman completes Atlantic crossing in barrel

Frenchman Jean-Jacques Savin stands on his barrel aboard the ship Friendship after being brought back to land in Fort-de-France, on the French Caribbean island of Martinique, May 9, 2019. [Photo/VCG]

A 72-year-old French adventurer is on the Caribbean island of Martinique after successfully crossing the Atlantic Ocean in a barrel-shaped orange capsule, according to the BBC.

Jean-Jacques Savin set off on his journey in late December from El Hierro in Spain's Canary Islands.

Jean-Jacques Savin stands next to his barrel aboard the ship Friendship after being brought back to land in Fort-de-France, on the French Caribbean island of Martinique, May 9, 2019. [Photo/VCG]

He used ocean currents alone to propel the capsule across the Atlantic.

Savin declared his trip a success on April 27, when he entered the Caribbean after 122 days at sea. The journey covered more than 4,500km (2,800 miles).

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