His barrel was made of resin-coated plywood, built by two French barrel makers. The measurements worked out to 10 feet long and 6.8 feet across.

AFP reported that the orange vessel is made from resin-coated plywood and is designed to protect him not only from the elements, but also from possible attacks by orca whales.

The capsule measures 3 meters in length and 2.1 meters in width, and is made of resin-coated plywood meant to resist strong winds and potential orca attacks. Jean-Jacques Savin, ...

French adventurer Jean-Jacques Savin on Wednesday set off across the Atlantic in a barrel of resin-coated plywood on a voyage he hopes will take him to the Caribbean within three months.

But the barrel, which weighs 450 kilograms when empty, is made from resin-coated plywood that has been heavily reinforced to resist both giant waves and potential attacks by killer whales.

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He is expecting to travel 2,800 miles (4,500km) and drop markers from the 3m (10ft) long, 2.1m (7ft) wide resin-coated plywood craft to help oceanographers study currents in the Atlantic Ocean.