WORLD RECORD ATLANTIC ROW POSTPONED AFTER WARNINGS FROM ICE EXPERTS Disappointed Roz Savage and Andrew ‘Mos’ Morris postpone plans to row 2,200 miles and arrive in London for the Olympic Games Icebergs could easily punch a hole through their hull, duo warned
I had hoped that this would be a final blog to bid farewell to dry land before we started our voyage across the North Atlantic. But if you’ve been following my blog over the last couple of weeks you will have noticed our growing concern about the unusually large quantities of ice off the coast …
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“That’s the biggest iceberg I’ve ever seen in these waters,” said Harry Spurrell, native Newfoundlander, as he took us on a tour of the icebergs around Torbay today. Mos and I were out in his speedboat to get up close and personal with the bergs that could impede our progress across the North Atlantic.
We had hoped to leave on Monday, but the ice continues to be a concern. So for now we have decided to postpone at least until Saturday May 19th, while we continue to monitor the ice situation.
‘Safety remains paramount’, say rowers Roz Savage and Andrew ‘Mos’ Morris as they prepare to set off on epic 2,200-mile expedition Monday (14) now seems earliest possible departure date, say weather advisers
The OAR team has been reunited in St John’s, Newfoundland, the port of departure for the OAR. We’re in the final stages of our preparations and all keeping a close eye on the weather forecast.
