2026-10-27 01:00 UTC
Oct 26, 1954 Reuters silent newsreel of Roy Bergo trying to sail from Edmonds, WA to Alaska in a children's bathtub. Without charts/maps, he instead said "I will rely on my own judgement." He made it 12 miles before a very annoyed Coast Guard had to rescue him. #alaskahistory
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@SecularJeffrey@ohai.social 2026-10-27 03:40
@ANC_Historian@alaskan.social A friend tried something similar in Hawaii. Made a log raft with a tarp for a sail and a stop sign for a rudder. Coasties approached and tried to get him to abort. They couldn't force him so they gave him a life jacket and let him continue. Turned out to be farther than he thought so he eventually turned back on his own.