Man sets off to paddle kayak from the Philippines to Taiwan

Man sets off to paddle kayak from the Philippines to Taiwan

PAGUDPUD, Philippines - Satoru Yahata of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, waves as he leaves Pagudpud on the northern tip of the main Philippine island Luzon for Hualien in eastern Taiwan June 3, hoping to be the first man to paddle across the 700 kilometers of sea within a month.

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