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00:00 We're crossing back to James Vecina on the River Seine.
00:03 James, we're going to talk more about the Bateau Moucher that you're on.
00:08 It's become an institution in the French capital and as you mentioned earlier, it will be playing
00:14 a very important role in that opening ceremony.
00:17 Over to you.
00:19 Well, Selina, as promised, I'm joined by the head of the company of the Bateau Moucher,
00:26 Sophie Amhani, who's here with me.
00:30 We're going to talk a little bit about, we've talked about what the Bateau Moucher are going
00:34 to be doing throughout the ceremony.
00:36 Can you give us a little bit more information in what way your company is going to be involved
00:40 on the opening day?
00:42 Our company will be central in this event because it is the oldest company on the Seine
00:49 and of course it has this responsibility to represent the whole country when it comes
00:58 to the ceremony of the Olympic Games.
01:03 You were part of the rehearsals on the 17th of July, trying out to see what the ceremony
01:10 was going to be like.
01:11 You told me that there were about 50 boats in the rehearsal.
01:14 How did things go?
01:16 Very well.
01:17 Very well.
01:18 We tested all the choreography, if we can say.
01:21 We tested also all the security matters and this kind of things.
01:30 Everything went very well.
01:31 We learned a lot to be ready.
01:34 What did you learn?
01:35 What did you learn specifically from that day?
01:37 We learned how to manage going with 40 boats, one after the other, but in millimetric evolution,
01:46 motion.
01:48 This is very important because it doesn't happen every day on the Seine.
01:53 It's going to be very, very special.
01:55 You told me earlier on that you practiced in case there were some boats that broke down
01:59 or something like that in the ceremony.
02:01 That's important as well?
02:02 Of course.
02:03 Of course it's very important because it can happen.
02:05 It's things that can happen that day.
02:07 So we make training on that.
02:10 And what does it mean for the Baton Rouge, as you mentioned?
02:12 It's a historic company in Paris.
02:15 A lot of tourists know, of course, because they come and visit Paris through the Seine.
02:20 What did it mean for you when you were approached by the Olympic Committee, by the organizers
02:24 to be taking part in the opening ceremony?
02:27 It means two things mainly.
02:30 One is the honor to participate in this kind of event.
02:33 The second is a big, huge responsibility because on that day we have to be on the maximum of
02:40 our possibilities.
02:42 So it is very important that we meet with the event on the 26th of July next year at
02:49 exactly this time.
02:51 Can you tell us a little bit, because of course security is a massive concern for everyone.
02:56 Is Paris going to be...
02:57 Is it realistic?
02:58 I mean, they've made the promise that they're going to do the ceremony this way.
03:02 Does it seem OK security-wise for you?
03:04 I cannot speak about the security in general in Paris.
03:07 This is not my job.
03:09 In the opening ceremony, though?
03:11 Yeah.
03:12 We are going to do everything to make our site very secure.
03:16 We can...
03:17 All the other sites, which are the high case, will be secured by the authorities, by the
03:24 police, by the authorities.
03:27 We are going to secure our own site.
03:30 We have people who are training now to be ready for the D-Day to secure all our visitors.
03:36 OK.
03:37 All right.
03:38 Well, thank you very much for that.
03:39 There you have it.
03:40 It's exactly a year's time.
03:42 We hope that everything goes precisely as planned and everything on this very boat goes
03:46 well at that opening ceremony.
03:48 Definitely lots of excitement, James, ahead of that opening ceremony.
03:52 Lots to be looking forward to.