Chilean navy rescues 14 crew members from Kon-Tiki balsa rafts
by Associated Press from on (#17FCP)
The vessels were researching climate change in the Pacific before being blown off course and sending a distress signal
The Chilean navy has rescued 14 people aboard two balsa wood rafts that were swept up in strong currents hundreds of kilometres off the coast.
The Kon-Tiki 1 and 2 rafts set sail in early January from Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean toward the Chilean port city of Valparaiso with the aim of documenting climate change, pollution and marine life.
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