Adventurer Horie leaves Hawaii on wave-propelled boat

Adventurer Horie leaves Hawaii on wave-propelled boat

HONOLULU, United States - Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie waves before he leaves Honolulu, Hawaii, on March 16 for Japan, embarking on an unprecedented voyage in a boat propelled only by the power of waves. The Suntory Mermaid II -- 9.5 meters long, 3.5 meters wide and weighing 3 tons -- is made of recycled aluminum and is equipped with a solar powered battery for the navigation lights and other devices.

Grand Canal gets refilled with water in all dried-out sections

STORY: Grand Canal gets refilled with water in all dried-out sections DATELINE: April 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: DEZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Grand Canal STORYLINE: The Grand Canal, a vast waterway connecting the northern and southern parts of China, has seen all of its dried-out sections refilled with water on Thursday after a 14-day water-supply project. Launched by Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and Shandong -- four of the regions the canal flows through, this project injected about 515 million cubic meters of water into the northern part of the canal. This project is expected to increase the water surface of the Grand Canal by 9.5 square km from a year earlier and will also help improve the ecosystems along the canal. With a history of more than 2,500 years, the Grand Canal connects Beijing and Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province, which served as a significant transportation artery in ancient China. The longest and oldest artificial waterway in the world, the

Adventurer Horie leaves Hawaii on wave-propelled boat

Adventurer Horie leaves Hawaii on wave-propelled boat

HONOLULU, United States - Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie waves before he leaves Honolulu, Hawaii, on March 16 for Japan, embarking on an unprecedented voyage in a boat propelled only by the power of waves. The Suntory Mermaid II -- 9.5 meters long, 3.5 meters wide and weighing 3 tons -- is made of recycled aluminum and is equipped with a solar powered battery for the navigation lights and other devices. (Kyodo)