Owners Deny De Gallant Was Carrying Too Much Canvas for the Forecast, Confirm Knockdown

Cargo Schooner Sank May 21 in Bahamas; Two Crew Lost

Guillaume Roche is the chairman of Blue Schooner Group. He was also the skipper of De Gallant when she sank. This is Roche’s LinkedIn portrait.

The French owners of De Gallant, which sunk off Great Inagua Island in the Bahamas around 4 a.m. on May 21, have issued a statement in which they confirmed the cargo schooner was knocked down but deny carrying to…