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Korean Sailor to Successfully Conclude Non-stop Trip around Globe

SEJONG, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A nearly unknown South Korean sailor will have successfully completed a solo, non-stop trip around the globe this weekend, becoming the world’s sixth person ever to do so, the government said Thursday. Kim Seung-jin, 53, is scheduled to arrive at a port in Oemok, some 120 kilometers south of [...]

First Korean Sailor Conquers Cape Horn, “Mt. Everest of the Sea”

SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Kim Seung-jin, who set out on a worldwide sailing adventure last year with no physical aid, without making landfall at any port and using only the power of the wind, just passed through Cape Horn, sometimes known as the “Mt. Everest of the Sea.” According to officials from Dangjin city, [...]