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Off Topic => Engineering => Topic started by: Nemesis on April 30, 2006, 02:06:50 pm
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Link to full article (http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Science/2006/04/28/1556018-ap.html)
The Kon-Tiki carried only the most basic equipment, even by 1947 standards. But the Tangaroa features abundant modern technology, including solar panels to generate electricity and satellite navigation and communications gear.
Olav Heyerdahl said during the journey they plan to constantly update the webpage for the expedition - a venture backed by the Norwegian Environment Ministry, private businesses and his grandfather's hometown Larvik, Norway.
Web updates from a balsa wood raft in the mid pacific?
"We have to admit that we are bringing a couple of life boats," Higraff added.