Russian traveler Fedor Konyukhov approached the zero meridian during his transition by a funny boat from the Drake Strait to Cape Luin in Australia. This was announced by to correspondent and coordinator Oscar Konyukhov.
“Fedor Filippovich has been in the ocean for 52 days, and while we were talking with him, he approached the zero meridian, that is, he passed from the western hemisphere to our east. and complex oceans,” he said.
While the tourist managed to stay ahead of schedule.
We think he will pass Meridian no in early February.
The hardest part of the route
During the first 52 days, travelers had to face an 8-point storm with waves, reaching 5-6 meters, but, according to the headquarters, the most difficult part of the route was still ahead.
“It's now in the southern hemisphere mid-summer, but it will be in the Indian Ocean in the fall, and there will be even more severe weather. We expect more storms and more severe storms” , said Oscar Konyukhov.
He noted that the Indian Ocean is considered the most severe in terms of weather.
“Only the strongest storms are fixed there – winds of 100 knots, waves of 10-15 meters. Our Akros boat is designed for any wind strength and for any waves, it is created into a rescue capsule. We are worried,” he added.
As the tourist's son explained, during a storm the boat could tip over, posing a risk of injury and broken bones.
“A broken hand is no possibility of rowing, which means this is already a matter of evacuating the center of the Southern Ocean. It would be a task of extra people,” he added.
The cause for concern at the first stage of the transition is also the iceberg.
“A huge iceberg broke off from Antarctica a few years ago, and pieces are falling off of it, and gradually they're being carried out into the south Atlantic and posing a threat to shipping. And these Small pieces are dropped from these pieces, which, which, upon impact, can damage the boat case.
“In such expeditions, there is always a very subtle line. Literally a step that separates us from the fact that everything is going well, to complete the project. So until “If Fedor sees the coast of Australia or we will see it from the Bend of the Pier in Australia, we will tense up and believe that the project is still very vulnerable,” Oscar Konyukhov shares.
Dream of the ocean
According to the tourist's son, his father, despite all the difficulties, was happy that he was in the ocean.
“Fedor said that he dreamed of being here. Plus, he had a realization that he still made such a transition once in his life. It was like being in the mountains – it was cold, real It's hard, but then you come home and forget about all the hardships, and then you remember the beauty when you're alone with nature,” he added.
As the traveler got closer to the Argentine coast, he met various representatives of the local fauna.
When he was in the area of South George Island, there were penguins, whales and dolphins.
The grooms are in regular contact.
Every day we correspond, to a lesser extent we communicate with one voice.
According to him, during the transition, Fedor Konyukhov also made sketches.
Of course, the time for this was not difficult and the conditions were difficult, but a little sketch for his future paintings, he added.
About the expedition
Konyukhov begins a funny transition on December 5, 2024. As the tourist himself said earlier, he will have to overcome a distance of 18 thousand kilometers in 200 days. To do this, every 15 hours a day. The constant transformation begins in the area of u200bu200bthe 56th degree of Southern latitude. Before that, no one was on a happy boat in these latitudes.
The transition to Australia will be the second stage of the route around the Southern Ocean, the first part of which Konyukhov passed in 2018-2019. Then he overcame 11 thousand kilometers in 153 days. For the transition, the same Akros boat was used, modernized for a new expedition. There are waterproof compartments for storing products and equipment on board, as well as resting.
Before being sent to the Argentine city of Ushuaya, where the expedition team spent nearly a month preparing and waiting for the weather window, 100 kilograms of sublimated product were delivered at a rate of consuming 5,000 calories per day. The boat has manual and automatic dewatering machines, satellite communications and solar panels.
