Video shot by the Coast Guard shows the Frenchman on the rigging pole near the bow of his sailboat, riding wave after wave until making a dramatic leap over the railing of the Tor Viking.
View footage here: https://www.dvidshub.net/video/429231/coast-guard-monitors-rescue-mariner-400-miles-south-cold-bay-alaska#.VktK63arT3m
The Frenchman had his cat tucked inside his clothing when he made the daring leap of faith onto the Alaskan rescue ship.
Read more here: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/frenchman-cat-make-daring-leap-onto-ship-off-alaska/