
Zhai Mo: A trailblazing Chinese navigator and environmentalist
Footprints
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The Story of Jai and His Crew
In late October 2021, Jai and his crew finished their round voyage in the Arctic Ocean. But due to global warming, their previously planned return route was infested with ice flows. They had to head west, entering the seas of Canada and the United States. This roundabout voyage lengthened their time of the whole voyage by about a year. In August 2022, they passed through the sea of Cuba and the Panama Canal,. Finally sailed back to Shanghai, from where they had said sail. On November 15, 2022, after 504 days of voyage, they reached land in Shanghai.
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