New Delhi, June 15
Indian rower Bhavik Gandhi has become the first person to row across the Atlantic Ocean unassisted.Bhavik became the 33rd person to have rowed across an ocean. He set out from La Restinga in the Canary Islands to Antigua on his boat ‘Miss Olive’.
After a gruelling journey lasting 106 days, Bhavik reached Jabberwock Beach, Antigua, on June 14.
During his journey, his boat capsized 200 km from the destination but he managed to steer the boat by rowing with a spare oar.
Other hardships that he endured included a ghost ship collision and a water leak, which destroyed his ration for 20 days.
The 30-year-old rower, born in Mumbai, took the same route as Chritopher Columbus took when he went in search of India and found America instead.
A rescue team was on standby throughout. The Ocean Rowing Society would certify the Sweden-based rower’s record. — PTI
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