In One Ear: Wayward Liberty
miniboat, part of the Columbia River Maritime Museum's miniboat program, has fetched up in an exotic location while on its way to Japan. This one, S/V Liberty, launched by students from Wyâeast Middle School in Vancouver, Washington, in the spring, was off to an inauspicious start: It crash-landed. It was repaired and relaunched in July. This time, after over 100 days at sea, the Liberty landed 4,500 miles away on Nov. 4 on the Ailuk Atoll. Located in the Marshall Islands, the tiny atoll has a population of only 357. Amazingly, even after crossing a reef before landing, the Libert...
Source: dailyastorian.com