Kon-Tiki2 expedition terminated ahead of time
News and events at IMT in 2016
Kon-Tiki2 expedition terminated ahead of time
Pedro De La Torre (Department of Marine Technology, NTNU) on the raft. (March 2016, copyright Kon-Tiki2)The Kon-Tiki2 expedition which is located in the Pacific Ocean about 1000 nautical miles from the shore was aborted 17 March.
Pedro De La Torre from NTNU was among the crew who were evacuated last night. He is now safe onboard the freighter «Hokuetsu Ushaka», together with the rest of the crew.
Read about the journey on the official Kon-Tiki2-website
Some coverage of the journey in the Norwegian media:
- "Kon-Tiki2-ekspedisjonen evakueres i kveld" (NTNU's press release, 17 March 2016)
- "Kon-tiki 2 avbryter ekspedisjonen - mannskapet venter på bli berget" (Aftenposten, 17 March 2016)
- "Kon-Tiki2 stamper på opprørt hav" (ABCnyheter, 12 March 2016)
- "Kon-Tiki2-stamper på opprørt hav" (Gemini, 11 March 2016)
- "Kon-Tiki2-ekspedisjonen i Heyerdahls kjølvann" (Gemini, 27 October 2015)