May 17, 1970: The Boat Is Seaworthy and, Yes, We Can All Get Along

1970: Thor Heyerdahl sets sail with his crew from Safi, Morocco, aboard Ra II. He will attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a boat built of reeds and succeed where the previous expedition aboard Ra I had failed. Heyerdahl, a Norwegian zoologist, gained international fame for his Pacific Ocean expedition in 1947, when he [...]