Photo courtesy of Zhai Mo

　　China News Service, Beijing, November 15th. The reporter learned from the China Sailing and Windsurfing Association that it took more than 500 days and a total voyage of more than 28,000 nautical miles. "event, successfully returned to Shanghai, the place of departure, and held a return ceremony at the International Passenger Center Terminal of SIPG on the morning of November 15.

　　During the homing ceremony, Captain Zhai Mo donated the souvenir of "Circumnavigating the Arctic Ocean" to the China Maritime Museum, and the China Institute of Navigation awarded Captain Zhai Mo the "China Institute of Navigation Science and Technology Award-Navigation Science Popularization Award".

The challenge is sponsored by the China Institute of Navigation and the China International Cultural Exchange Center. Many institutions such as transportation and maritime affairs, polar research, weather forecasting, and customs and border inspection have provided comprehensive guarantees for the successful completion of the challenge.

Photo courtesy of Zhai Mo

　　The initiator of the event, Zhai Mo, served as the captain and set sail from Shanghai on June 30, 2021. Passed through the East China Sea, the Sea of ​​Japan, and the Western Pacific Ocean, and crossed the Bering Strait, the Chukchi Sea, the East Siberian Sea, the Laptev Sea, and the Kazakhstan. The La Sea, Barents Sea, Norwegian Sea, Greenland Sea, Denmark Strait, North Atlantic, Davis Strait, Baffin Bay and other sea areas successfully completed the voyage around the Arctic Ocean.

　　The Northeast Passage and Northwest Passage of the North Pole are called "legendary passages". Captain Zhai Mo and his crew withstood the trials of violent storms, fog and icebergs, and completed this historic voyage challenge through hardships and obstacles.

After successfully completing the challenge of circumnavigating the Arctic Ocean without stopping, "Global Express" carried out ship maintenance and rest on the west coast of the North Atlantic Ocean, and then went south along the east coast of North America, passing through the North Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, the Panama Canal, and across the Pacific Ocean to sail around the world return to Shanghai, the place of departure.

Photo courtesy of Zhai Mo

　　According to reports, it is the first time in human history to sail a sailboat around the Arctic Ocean without stopping. It has created a new milestone in the history of world navigation and is another self-transcendence of human beings.

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