Interview by Thibaud Hue, edited by Gauthier Delomez 7:48 p.m., February 16, 2023
A huge Club Med 2 sailboat has been stuck in Panama since Wednesday.
According to the testimony of a passenger that Europe 1 collected, he found himself stranded on a sandbank near the coast of the country.
If the checks of the state of its hull are in progress, the 316 passengers are beginning to worry.
Hundreds of people stuck in a huge sailboat.
Since Wednesday, according to testimony collected by Europe 1, a Club Med 2 type ship has found itself stranded on a sandbar near the coast of Panama, and is still blocked Thursday evening.
If it could be refloated, the boat still does not move because the agents on site check the condition of the hull.
On board, the 316 passengers and 220 crew members have been waiting for almost 24 hours, and concern is beginning to mount.
The ship has not moved for 20 hours
"The boat left at 6 p.m., like every day, and a few tens of meters later, it suddenly stopped. We saw on both sides of the boat layers of sand moving", describes Olivier Thibault, one of the cruise passengers. on board contacted by Europe 1. The passenger says that "people do not understand how such a modern boat could run aground on a sandbank".
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The sailboat has not moved for 20 hours, adds Olivier Thibault, who points out that he and the other passengers find themselves in an impasse.
"If it (the boat) cannot leave, we have no idea what we can do with a plan B. We are far from everything. Above all, which is a little worrying, it is to know if we will be able to leave with the boat or if we will have to evacuate it, which will not be easy", explains the passenger, relating that it was "impossible to disembark everyone on a desert island" .