It is a true icon of Saint-Malo who hit rock bottom on Saturday.

Le Renard, a copy of the privateer Surcouf's boat, ran aground on a rock off Saint-Malo (Ille-et-Vilaine) on Saturday, forcing maritime authorities to evacuate 26 of its 28 occupants.

The alert was given around noon on Saturday, when the sailboat was sailing less than two kilometers from the coast.

"The boat, because of poor management of the water level, touched the bottom", explains the on-call duty of the maritime prefecture of the Channel.

Mobilized in the operation, the national sea rescue company took charge of the evacuation of the passengers.

“The SNSM evacuated 26 people while there were 28 on board”, added the maritime prefecture, which specifies that “people were at the dock one hour after the alert”, safe and sound.

Off Saint Malo, an old rig failed.

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A replica used for cruises

Two crew members would have remained on site to help bring back the boat which was stranded less than two kilometers north of Saint-Malo.

Photos taken by local sailors showed the yellow and black sailboat out of the water with its keel caught in a rock stretching the length of the vessel.

Once cleared by the rising tide, the ship returned to port.

30 meters long, the Renard is the replica of the last ship fitted out in 1812 by the Saint-Malo corsair Robert Surcouf (1773-1827).

It is managed by the Etoile Marine company based in Saint-Malo, which offers cruises on heritage boats.

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