- Title: MOROCCO: THIERRY DEMONFORT IS FIRST MAN TO CROSS GIBRALTAR STRAIT BY PARACHUTE
- Date: 10th September 2003
- Summary: TARIF, SPAIN; TANGIER, MOROCCO (SEPTEMBER 10, 2003) (REUTERS) FRENCH MARINE OFFICER THIERRY DEMONFORT CHECKING A MAP OFFICER THIERRY DEMONFORT GETTING READY FOR DEPARTURE VARIOUS OF THIERRY DEMONFORT HANGING TO A BALLOON / DEPARTURE CLOSE UP OF ROUTE IN A COMPUTER THIERRY DEMONFORT JUMPING OUT OF BALLOON IN A PARACHUTE ZOOM OUT OF GIBRALTAR STRAIT THIERRY DEMONFORT IN A PARACHUTE CROSSING THE STRAIT CLOSE UP OF THIERRY DEMONFORT SAYING: "Everything is ok for now. I am at around 4,200 - 4,400 metres high. I am flying at 36km/h..." ZOOM OUT GIBRALTAR STRAIT PEOPLE WATCHING CLOSE UP OF OFFICER FLYING WIDE OF OFFICER FLYING THIERRY DEMONFORT LANDING IN TANGIERS VIEW OF GIBRALTAR STRAIT / SUNSET
- Embargoed: 25th September 2003 13:00
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- Location: TARIF, SPAIN; TANGIER, MOROCCO
- Country: Morocco
- Topics: General,Quirky
- Reuters ID: LVACDE7NBF3Q6HNS3TZWWO95EPMR
- Story Text: French marine officer Thierry Demonfort is the first man ever to cross the Gibraltar strait by parachute French marine officer Thierry Demonfort has become the first man to cross by parachute the 14-km wide Gibraltar strait, separating Morocco and Spain, on Wednesday (September 10).
Demonfort jumped from a balloon 5,000 metres high over the town of Tarif, Spain and reached Tangiers in northern Morocco, 28km away, in one hour, 48 minutes.
The officer is not a novice in such adventurous undertakings. He has already crossed the English Channel by parachute and is holder of another world record in tandem plummet. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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