Serge Caravaca was facing the dike of Ambès to admire the passage of the Sea Splendor on May 20. After receiving the full force of the huge wave caused by the boat, he filed a complaint against X for endangering the lives of others.
"I said goodbye, then I was mowed down by the feet," he testified more than a week after the fact. The event was taken to the extent of its seriousness by the Grand Port Maritime de Bordeaux.