(2)Horie completes 2nd solo sail voyage around globe

(2)Horie completes 2nd solo sail voyage around globe

KOBE, Japan - Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie waves at his supporters on returning to a yacht harbor in Nishinomiya from an eight-month nonstop solo voyage around the world in his yacht '' Suntory Mermaid'' on June 7. (Kyodo)

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