French-Swiss yachtsman Bourgnon missing while diving in French Polynesia

Bourgnon, who won prestigious Route du Rhum transatlantic sailing race in 1994 and 1998, was on diving trip on his yacht north-east of Tahiti.

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French-Swiss yachtsman Laurent Bourgnon was reported missing while diving in French Polynesia on Wednesday. Bourgnon, 49, was on a private diving trip on his yacht off the atoll of Toau, 375 km north-east of Tahiti, reports RFI.