Japanese Yachtsman Lands After 3 Months at Sea
Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea — A Japanese yachtsman landed Friday in the southern port city of Pusan after three months drifting at sea, the Yonhap news agency reported.
Moroi Kiyoji, 56, was on a solo journey across the Pacific from Japan to Los Angeles when his mast broke in rough seas near Hawaii on March 8.
He was rescued by the 17,161-foot freighter Vienna Wood last week.
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