Special envoy aboard the “Charles de Gaulle”
The marine made his shot on the first try.
To starboard on the aircraft carrier
Charles de Gaulle,
he has just launched his mooring thrower towards the
Jacques Chevallier
, like a grappling hook when boarding.
On the other side, we collect the thread.
The force supply vessel (BRF), the first of its kind, sails at exactly the same speed as the flagship of the French navy as in a coordinated ballet.
From the navigation bridge, the maneuvering officer, Frigate Captain Marie, follows the operation by carefully noting down on the window each order she gives.
The right to approximation does not exist.
The two ships are approximately 60 meters apart.
A little less, she said, after checking with the rangefinder.
In the cozy atmosphere of the bridge, we get restless.
A sailboat was spotted 15 minutes away.
We will have to ask him to clear the way so as not to have to deviate the two ships from…
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