Athletistic / Others. Russian navigator Vitaly Elagin made contact for the first time in eight days. The Russian champion is alive.

According to the Mash telegram channel, Elagin sent a signal by radio and wrote a message to a friend with the coordinates of his current location. It is known that the athlete is now near the Tierra del Fuego archipelago, located between the Falkland Islands and the city of Rio Grande. The source notes that at present, the Chilean coastal police are deciding how to get to Elagin.

On October 1, 2023, Vitaly Elagin left for a trip around the world on his yacht “Daughter of the Wind”. He planned to cross the Atlantic Ocean, then pass through the Canary Islands, round the Cape of Good Hope and head east. On March 19, he made contact for the last time, reporting control issues. Note that Elagin began his journey from the port of Tangier (Morocco).



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