Philippe Broussard and Jean-David Morvan Turn the MC Ruby Massacre Into a Graphic Novel
Dupuis has published L'Odyssée tragique du MC Ruby, a graphic novel by Le Monde journalist Philippe Broussard and comics writer Jean-David Morvan. The book reconstructs a November 1992 massacre at sea: eight African stowaways from Ghana and Cameroon were thrown overboard by Ukrainian crew members of the cargo ship MC Ruby, which was bound for Le Havre. One man, Ofusu Kingsley Cudjoe, survived. Broussard traced the story across Ghana and Ukraine for his investigation, which now forms the basis of the album. The RFI culture segment presenting the book was published on 19 October 2026.
Key facts
- L'Odyssée tragique du MC Ruby is published by Dupuis
- The book is written by Philippe Broussard and Jean-David Morvan
- Philippe Broussard is a journalist at Le Monde
- The massacre took place in November 1992 off the coast of Portugal
- Eight stowaways from Ghana and Cameroon were thrown into the sea by Ukrainian sailors
- The cargo ship MC Ruby was en route to Le Havre
- Ofusu Kingsley Cudjoe was the sole survivor
- Broussard's investigation covered Ghana and Ukraine
- RFI published its culture segment on the book on 19 October 2026
Entities
Artists
- Philippe Broussard
- Jean-David Morvan
- Ofusu Kingsley Cudjoe
- Pascal Rabaté
Institutions
- Dupuis
- Le Monde
- RFI
Locations
- Portugal
- Ghana
- Cameroon
- Ukraine
- Le Havre
- France