Irishman, Vietnamese reunited 21 yrs after crossing Pacific on bamboo raft  The reunion of former sailor Luong Viet Loi (1st left), Irish explorer Tim Severin (center), and Vietnamese translator Do Thai Binh at Binh's house in  Vietnamese translator Do Thai Binh (1st left), Irish explorer Tim Severin (center), and former sailor Luong Viet Loi look at photos depicting the process of making their bamboo raft in Sam Son Town, located in central Vietnam, 21 years ago at Binh's house in Ho Chi Minh City. Picture taken April 2, 2014. Thoai Tran  Luong Viet Loi (L) and Tim Severin take a look at a map showing the itinerary of their journey across 5,500 miles of the An Irish explorer has just been reunited with the Vietnamese sailor with whom he traveled 5,500 miles on a Vietnamese-made bamboo raft across the A three-hour talk early this month between Tim Severin, 74, and Luong Viet Loi, 56, conjured memories of the 105-day sea trip in 1993 when the two men sailed with five other sailors through the vast ocean on a raft made of Vietnamese bamboo and rattan ropes. After leaving They made several stops, including those in The seamen, led by Severin, were just short of their goal to make it to Severin looked younger than expected during his meeting with Loi in He conducted nine expeditions throughout every continent from 1961 to 1999, when he was 59 years old. The Irishman strode down cruise ship Crystal Symphony on a sweltering afternoon in the southern city in 36-37 degree-Celsius heat wearing a gray shirt, black trousers, a gray baseball cap, and a pair of rubber-soled brown shoes. The cruise ship, accommodating about 1,000 passengers, arrived at "This is the second time I have visited Severin dropped by The two also wanted to organize an event to introduce the Vietnamese version of Severin’s book to local readers but they could not do it eventually. The translation, "Bè tre Việt Severin gave his book that title because he originally wanted to set off from But the explorer failed to find a bamboo raft in The Irishman took his advice and went to the Southeast Asian country to seek someone who could build and steer the bamboo raft safely throughout the His eyes glittered as he recalled his time living in the coastal town to build the bamboo raft in preparation for his historic journey across the Pacific. Severin supervised the building of the raft in Sam Son from December 1992 to March 1993 during which the number of builders ranged from 20 to 100, depending on which section they were working on. “The Vietnamese I worked with were very intelligent, diligent, and passionate. Once they had determined to do something, they would spare all efforts for their goal regardless of any hardships,” he told the reporters about the process of making the bamboo raft. He never knew he would be reunited with Loi, his sailor 21 years ago. Thoai Tran - Binh Minh,Tuoitrenews |
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