The crew of the trimaran of the circumnavigation expedition of the Tomsk Regional Branch of the Russian Geographical Society urgently got in touch at night, on March 16. The crew reported steering damage. The head of the coastal headquarters, Yulia Kalyuzhnaya, immediately organized a rescue operation, as a result of which the travelers were taken aboard a ship from Brazil.
The Chilean Navy participated in the rescue operation. At the signal of the Chilean military, a Brazilian ship went in search of the trimaran, heading for the shores of South America. Now Evgeny Kovalevsky, Stanislav Berezkin, and Egor Muzileyev are safe, their vessel has been taken in tow.
The circumnavigation set off for Easter Island on March 1 from the Port of Talcahuano. Now the coastal headquarters is awaiting the arrival of the crew in Chile to discuss further plans for the expedition.
On July 1, 2021, Siberian travelers Evgeny Kovalevsky and Stanislav Berezkin set off along the route of the first Russian round-the-world expeditions of the 19th century: Ivan Kruzenshtern’s (1803-1806), Yuri Lisyansky’s (1803-1806), Otto Kotzebue’s (1815-1818, 1823-1826), Vasily Golovnin’s (1817-1819), Fedor Litke’s (1826-1829), Faddey Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev’s (1819-1921). The international project of the Tomsk Regional Branch of the Russian Geographical Society "Following the paths of Russian explorers" is dedicated to the 250th birthday anniversary of Krusenstern and the 200th anniversary of the discovery of Antarctica by Russian sailors. These events for a long time determined Russia's leadership in the development of the oceans and the discovery of new lands. You can learn more about the project and provide all possible assistance in its implementation on the website of the expedition.