一对来自加拿大夫妇横渡大西洋途中遇难，遗体于加拿大东岸小岛寻获。据皇家加拿大骑警队（RCMP） 7月12日声明，70岁的 Brett Clibbery 和60岁妻子 Sarah Packwood 原驾驶42英尺电动帆船启航，遗体却在一艘救生艇上被发现，并漂至加拿大东海岸的沙布尔岛。54 yaşındaki Sarah Packwood ve 70 yaşındaki Brett Clibbery, 'Theros' adlı rüzgar ve güneş enerjisiyle çalışan yatlarıyla Atlantik Okyanusu'nu geçmeye çalıştı. Çift, kıyıya vuran bir cankurtaran botunda ölü bulundu. Çiftin, denize açıldıktan 1 hafta sonra kaybolduğu bildirildi. pic.twitter.com/JuUKbgasnk
— Kırmızı Mikrofon (@krmzmkrfn) July 21, 2024
这对夫妇6月11日自加拿大哈利法克斯港启航，目标是3,200公里外的葡萄牙亚速尔群岛。6月18日被报失踪，7月10日才寻获遗体。他们弃船改乘救生艇的原因尚待调查。
沙布尔岛是长43公里的沙洲，位于哈利法克斯东南300公里处，因逾350起沉船事故而被称为“大西洋坟场”。
Tragic News: Eco-adventurers Sarah Packwood and Brett Clibbery, who embarked on a transatlantic journey from Nova Scotia to the Azores, have been found deceased on a life raft near Sable Island. Last seen nearly six weeks ago, the couple's yacht, Theros, remains missing. pic.twitter.com/CNXCWlU6c8
— Decode Daily (@DecodeDaily_Com) July 21, 2024
Clibbery 儿子 James 在 Facebook 悼文中称：“他们是非凡的人，离去留下无法填补的空虚。”
这对自称冒险家的夫妇在 YouTube 频道 Theros Adventures 分享旅程。此次航行为他们“绿色奥德赛”计划一部分，旨在证明长途旅行可不依赖化石燃料。Clibbery 曾表示：“我们用电动船，引擎靠太阳能充电。”
Couple found de*d after trying to cross the Atlantic in an electric boat that relied on wind and solar.
— Paul A. Szypula (@Bubblebathgirl) July 21, 2024
Briton Sarah Packwood and her Canadian husband Brett Clibbery abandoned their yacht and sadly perished before washing up on Sable Island near Nova Scotia in Canada on July 12. pic.twitter.com/BkGzdUxyer