Horie completes 2nd solo sailing trip around globe

Horie completes 2nd solo sailing trip around globe

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie waves to well-wishers as he returns to Osaka Bay on June 7 after completing an eight-month nonstop solo voyage around the world in a yacht.

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