Monday, February 20, 2012

John Fairfax, who crossed oceans in rowboats, dies (AP)

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FILE - In this Jan. 3, 1969, file photo, John Fairfax stands beside his 22-foot rowing boat, Britannia, at King George V Dock in London, prior to sailing to the Canary Islands from where he planned to row across the Atlantic to Miami. Fairfax, the first known person to row alone across the Atlantic Ocean, has died at his Las Vegas-area home at the age of 74. His wife, Tiffany, says the adventurer died Feb. 8, 2012, of an apparent heart attack. Fairfax gained international attention in 1969 when he became the first person in recorded history to cross the Atlantic alone by rowboat. He dealt with sharks, storms and exhaustion on the six-month, 5,000-mile journey from the Canary Islands to Florida. (AP Photo/Peter Kemp, File)AP - John Fairfax, the first known person to row alone across the Atlantic Ocean, has died at his Las Vegas-area home. He was 74.


Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120220/ap_on_sp_ot/us_obit_john_fairfax

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