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TODAY IN ADVENTURE | | Voyage of the Sea Dragon | | On March 3rd (that's today!), 1939, travel writer Richard Halliburton began his voyage across the Pacific Ocean on a Chinese junk boat, which is an ancient Chinese vessel with a high, platform-like stern. He named it the Sea Dragon because of the gaudy dragon painted across the 75-foot long hull. Several of the crew Halliburton hired to help him sail from Hong Kong to San Francisco declined the offer after inspecting the Sea Dragon's construction, but Halliburton was undeterred. No stranger to whimsical adventures, he had gained national acclaim for his previous travels which most notably included swimming the length of the Panama Canal. His voyage on the Sea Dragon caught the attention of the nation, but it did not last long. Halliburton and his crew encountered a typhoon nearly a month out at sea. As they battled the monstrous waves, he sent a message to a nearby freighter. It said, "Having a wonderful time. Wish you were here instead of me." And then the Sea Dragon disappeared. | | |
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