Bulgarian father and son row across Arctic Ocean

Reuters

Stefan Ivanov, a 52-year-old banker from Bulgaria, and his son Maxim, 21, celebrated their birthdays in August rowing across the Arctic Ocean, to appeal for protection of endangered ocean species.<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x:0;--tw-border-spacing-y:0;--tw-translate-x:0;--tw-translate-y:0;--tw-rotate:0;--tw-skew-x:0;--tw-skew-y:0;--tw-scale-x:1;--tw-scale-y:1;--tw-scroll-snap-strictness:proximity;--tw-ring-offset-width:0px;--tw-ring-offset-color:#fff;--tw-ring-color:rgba(59,130,246,0.5);--tw-ring-offset-shadow:0 0 #0000;--tw-ring-shadow:0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow:0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow-colored:0 0 #0000;box-sizing:inherit;margin-bottom:20px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.5;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);orphans:2;widows:2;text-decoration-thickness:initial">After 33 days, the boat crossed the Arctic Ocean on Sept. 8 - it&#x27;s crew hoping to claim the record for being the first to row across the Arctic ocean, from the southernmost point to the northernmost.<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x:0;--tw-border-spacing-y:0;--tw-translate-x:0;--tw-translate-y:0;--tw-rotate:0;--tw-skew-x:0;--tw-skew-y:0;--tw-scale-x:1;--tw-scale-y:1;--tw-scroll-snap-strictness:proximity;--tw-ring-offset-width:0px;--tw-ring-offset-color:#fff;--tw-ring-color:rgba(59,130,246,0.5);--tw-ring-offset-shadow:0 0 #0000;--tw-ring-shadow:0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow:0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow-colored:0 0 #0000;box-sizing:inherit;margin-bottom:20px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.5;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);orphans:2;widows:2;text-decoration-thickness:initial">Stefan spent 33 days on the boat, while Maxim, a Stanford University student, joined later after finishing his internship in New York.<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x:0;--tw-border-spacing-y:0;--tw-translate-x:0;--tw-translate-y:0;--tw-rotate:0;--tw-skew-x:0;--tw-skew-y:0;--tw-scale-x:1;--tw-scale-y:1;--tw-scroll-snap-strictness:proximity;--tw-ring-offset-width:0px;--tw-ring-offset-color:#fff;--tw-ring-color:rgba(59,130,246,0.5);--tw-ring-offset-shadow:0 0 #0000;--tw-ring-shadow:0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow:0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow-colored:0 0 #0000;box-sizing:inherit;margin-bottom:20px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.5;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);orphans:2;widows:2;text-decoration-thickness:initial">&quot;It&#x27;s been a huge fight with the Arctic Ocean. It was not very collaborative, it was sending side winds, headwinds currents pushing us one way or the other,&quot; Stefan said.<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x:0;--tw-border-spacing-y:0;--tw-translate-x:0;--tw-translate-y:0;--tw-rotate:0;--tw-skew-x:0;--tw-skew-y:0;--tw-scale-x:1;--tw-scale-y:1;--tw-scroll-snap-strictness:proximity;--tw-ring-offset-width:0px;--tw-ring-offset-color:#fff;--tw-ring-color:rgba(59,130,246,0.5);--tw-ring-offset-shadow:0 0 #0000;--tw-ring-shadow:0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow:0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow-colored:0 0 #0000;box-sizing:inherit;margin-bottom:20px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.5;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);orphans:2;widows:2;text-decoration-thickness:initial">&quot;Almost feels like being in a washing machine for weeks,&quot; he added.<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x:0;--tw-border-spacing-y:0;--tw-translate-x:0;--tw-translate-y:0;--tw-rotate:0;--tw-skew-x:0;--tw-skew-y:0;--tw-scale-x:1;--tw-scale-y:1;--tw-scroll-snap-strictness:proximity;--tw-ring-offset-width:0px;--tw-ring-offset-color:#fff;--tw-ring-color:rgba(59,130,246,0.5);--tw-ring-offset-shadow:0 0 #0000;--tw-ring-shadow:0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow:0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow-colored:0 0 #0000;box-sizing:inherit;margin-bottom:20px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.5;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);orphans:2;widows:2;text-decoration-thickness:initial">Stefan and Maxim began building their own boat in 2019 to cross the ocean.<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x:0;--tw-border-spacing-y:0;--tw-translate-x:0;--tw-translate-y:0;--tw-rotate:0;--tw-skew-x:0;--tw-skew-y:0;--tw-scale-x:1;--tw-scale-y:1;--tw-scroll-snap-strictness:proximity;--tw-ring-offset-width:0px;--tw-ring-offset-color:#fff;--tw-ring-color:rgba(59,130,246,0.5);--tw-ring-offset-shadow:0 0 #0000;--tw-ring-shadow:0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow:0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow-colored:0 0 #0000;box-sizing:inherit;margin-bottom:20px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.5;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);orphans:2;widows:2;text-decoration-thickness:initial">In 2020, Maxim at the age of 16 became the youngest rower to have crossed the Atlantic Ocean with his father.<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x:0;--tw-border-spacing-y:0;--tw-translate-x:0;--tw-translate-y:0;--tw-rotate:0;--tw-skew-x:0;--tw-skew-y:0;--tw-scale-x:1;--tw-scale-y:1;--tw-scroll-snap-strictness:proximity;--tw-ring-offset-width:0px;--tw-ring-offset-color:#fff;--tw-ring-color:rgba(59,130,246,0.5);--tw-ring-offset-shadow:0 0 #0000;--tw-ring-shadow:0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow:0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow-colored:0 0 #0000;box-sizing:inherit;margin-bottom:20px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.5;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);orphans:2;widows:2;text-decoration-thickness:initial">&quot;This is a hobby of ours, but we didn&#x27;t want to just let it be an end to it itself. We wanted to have some positive repercussions on the world if we can,&quot; Stefan said, adding that they did it to promote a petition to designate new protected areas in the Southern Ocean to conserve marine biodiversity.<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x:0;--tw-border-spacing-y:0;--tw-translate-x:0;--tw-translate-y:0;--tw-rotate:0;--tw-skew-x:0;--tw-skew-y:0;--tw-scale-x:1;--tw-scale-y:1;--tw-scroll-snap-strictness:proximity;--tw-ring-offset-width:0px;--tw-ring-offset-color:#fff;--tw-ring-color:rgba(59,130,246,0.5);--tw-ring-offset-shadow:0 0 #0000;--tw-ring-shadow:0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow:0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow-colored:0 0 #0000;box-sizing:inherit;margin-bottom:20px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.5;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);orphans:2;widows:2;text-decoration-thickness:initial">&quot;Journeys like this are reminder that even the small victories are victories and when the time gets tough every single step is a step forward no matter how small,&quot; Maxim said. - Report from Reuters

Stefan Ivanov, a 52-year-old banker from Bulgaria, and his son Maxim, 21, celebrated their birthdays in August rowing across the Arctic Ocean, to appeal for protection of endangered ocean species.
After 33 days, the boat crossed the Arctic Ocean on Sept. 8 - it's crew hoping to claim the record.

Stefan Ivanov, a 52-year-old banker from Bulgaria, and his son Maxim, 21, celebrated their birthdays in August rowing across the Arctic Ocean, to appeal for protection of endangered ocean species. After 33 days, the boat crossed the Arctic Ocean on Sept. 8 - it's crew hoping to claim the record.

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Bulgarian father and son row across Arctic Ocean for endangered species

Bulgarian father and son row across Arctic Ocean for endangered species

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Published Sep 20, 2024 09:04 AM PHT

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