Updated: December 6, 2014 (Originally published December 2, 2014)
“I don’t think people can totally appreciate how remote this place is,” commented Team Vestas’ shore manager Neil Cox. Nine of his teammates are marooned on a remote island in the Indian Ocean after running hard aground last weekend.
The “Coast Guard” station on the island of Íle du Sud is literally the size of a tool shed in someone’s backyard, Cox describes, and it’s manned by two people.
Listen to his recent interview below:
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