(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 10, 2020 French skipper Kevin Escoffier sails on his Imoca 60 manohull "PRB" as he takes part in the 48-hour Azimut Trophy race, including a loop in the Atlantic Ocean, the last confrontation before the Vendee Globe around the world solo race, off the coast of Lorient, western France. - French skipper Kevin Escoffier triggered his distress beacon on November 30, 2020 due to a major ingress of water aboard his ship as he sailed in third place towards the Cape of Good Hope. (Photo by JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER / AFP)