OAR NorthwestThis morning aboard the tugboat Sentry, Jordan & Markus and the whole tug boat crew finally made contact with the James Robert Hanssen. Today is a great day. This was no small feat, and was the product of intense collaboration between many faces and organizations. We’ll tell you all about them in our next post. In the […]
To the life raft! It had been close to 4 hours since we had capsized, Adam and I had been rowing since 2am with no rest, and none of us had eaten a full meal since 1900 hours the night before. It was time to rest, recoup, and come up with a plan of attack […]
Let me start this off by giving thanks to the men and women of the United States Coast Guard and the Captain and Crew of the MV Heijin. It can never be said enough. Just Another Sunrise It was the last half hour or so of Adam’s and my 4-hour rowing shift. Dawn was […]
Live Classroom Conversation with Trans-Atlantic Rowers Dear Educator- The CWF Africa to the Americas Expedition reached a dramatic conclusion last weekend with the capsizing of the OAR Northwest rowboat 375 nautical miles north of Puerto Rico. Now the rowers have been rescued and are safely back on shore to continue their marine conservation efforts. The CWF Education webinar, […]
Last night (4/7/13) at 9:45pm EDT, the courageous crew of the “James Robert Hanssen” set foot on dry land in San Juan, Puerto Rico, reunited with family members after a harrowing 12 hours at sea in a life raft. 73 days and 2,700 nautical miles into a first-ever attempt at a mainland Africa to mainland North […]