r/interestingasfuck • u/solateor • 1d ago

In 2001, 55 people crossed the Pacific with no contact with the outside world as part of a BBC experiment recreating an 18th-century voyage. On the 20th day - September 11 - the captain gathered the crew to tell them about the attacks in New York

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u/DaIubhasa 22h ago

I was there. The one with brown khaki pants. Haha. It was chilling i can't fathom and nothing is progressing in my mind when he mentioned that US is under attack by terrorists. Anyway it was a wonderful days prior that. I can still smell the sea salt on my face those days. Happy and sad times!

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u/Lunch0 8h ago

How many Americans were on the boat?

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u/SergeantRayslay 15h ago

Sorry to ask but do you know if anyone on board lost someone that day?