Chinese captain Zhai Mo completed the first feat of human beings not stopping on the northern Arctic Ocean
BEIJING, November 15 (Xinhua) — the reporter learned from the China sailing Wind Surfing Association that it lasted more than 500 days and had a total voyage of more than 28000 nautical miles, captain Zhai Mo successfully completed the “2021 human beings do not stop at the Arctic Ocean for the first time” by driving the “no. Universal” sailing boat, and successfully returned to Shanghai, the place of departure, on the morning of November 15, a ceremony of homing was held at the port group’s national passenger center pier.
During the departure ceremony, Captain Zhai Mo donated “sailing around the Arctic Ocean” to the Chinese Maritime Museum memorial. The Chinese Maritime Society awarded Captain Zhai Mo the “Science and Technology Award of the Chinese Maritime Society-The Maritime Science and Technology Award”. The challenge was hosted by China Maritime Society and China Center for Intercultural Communication. Many institutions such as transportation and maritime affairs, polar research, weather forecast, and customs border inspection provided comprehensive guarantee for the successful completion of the challenge.
The initiator of the activity, Zhai Mo, served as the captain and set sail from Shanghai on June 30, 2021. through the East China Sea, the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean, Zhai Mo crossed the Bering Strait, the Chukchi Sea, the East and West Burbury sea, the lapthev sea, the Kara Sea, the Barents Sea, Norwegian Sea, Greenland Sea, Denmark Strait Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, Davis Strait, Baffin Bay and other sea areas have successfully completed the voyage around the Arctic Ocean.
The North Pole Northeast Channel and the Northwest channel are called “the legendary Channel”. Captain Zhai Mo led the crew to withstand the tests of heavy storms and foggy icebergs and experienced difficulties and obstacles, completed this sailing challenge that created history. After successfully completing the challenge of not stopping around the Arctic Ocean, universal carried out ship overhaul and rest on the west coast of the North Atlantic, and then went south along the East Coast of North America, passing through the North Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, the Panama Canal, and across the Pacific Ocean, return to Shanghai, the place of departure, by sailing around the world.
According to the introduction, it is the first time in human history to drive a sailboat without stopping to sail around the Arctic Ocean for the first time, which has created a new milestone in the history of world navigation and is another self-transcendence of human beings. (Finished)