Horie begins transpacific voyage aboard recycled yacht

Horie begins transpacific voyage aboard recycled yacht

Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie waves his hand at well-wishers in San Francisco on March 28 as he begins a solo journey to Japan from the Golden Gate Bridge aboard the MALT'S Mermaid II, a yacht made from recycled materials. Horie plans to reach Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in western Japan, the world's longest suspension bridge, in early July by way of Hawaii.

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