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In 1999, Two Men Crossed The Atlantic Ocean In Floating Cars, Spent 119Days(Pic) by Explorers(m): 6:50am On Sep 25, 2020
When it comes to traveling, the majority of people choose a comfortable type of transportation such as planes, buses, and cars.

However, there are those who choose to experiment and take on more adventurous types of traveling, for instance, sailing on the sea with a car.

Marco Amoretti and his friend Marcolino De Candia became the first-ever people who crossed the Atlantic ocean with the help of a floating car.

Apparently, it was Marco’s father, Giorgio, who came up with such an insane idea.

A year prior to being diagnosed with terminal cancer, Giorgio devised a “sea-auto” and had a dream of crossing the ocean with it.


However, he was too sick to complete the trip, so his three sons and Marcolino set out to make his dream a reality.



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Re: In 1999, Two Men Crossed The Atlantic Ocean In Floating Cars, Spent 119Days(Pic) by Explorers(m): 6:51am On Sep 25, 2020
On May 4th, 1999, the young men sailed away from the Canary islands to reach the other side of the Atlantic ocean.

They used a wrecked Volkswagen Passat and a Ford Taunus filled with buoyant polyurethane to complete the trip.


“The driver and passenger compartment was arranged as a shelter. On top of the car, we had a rubber boat with a hole in the middle that allowed us to climb in and out of the car”, Marco told the National American Journal Enquirer.

However, Marco’s two brothers couldn’t complete the trip and had to go home due to severe seasickness.

But this didn’t discourage the two friends who remained sure they would be able to sail across the ocean.

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Re: In 1999, Two Men Crossed The Atlantic Ocean In Floating Cars, Spent 119Days(Pic) by dingbang(m): 6:51am On Sep 25, 2020
Bravo, I love such adventures

In this world, try to fulfil your bucket list before you die.

I am planning on going on a hot air balloon ride, who's in with me?

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Re: In 1999, Two Men Crossed The Atlantic Ocean In Floating Cars, Spent 119Days(Pic) by Baloranking(m): 6:52am On Sep 25, 2020
Nice smiley
Re: In 1999, Two Men Crossed The Atlantic Ocean In Floating Cars, Spent 119Days(Pic) by Explorers(m): 6:53am On Sep 25, 2020
The journey wasn’t easy. The pair was frequently battered by storms and was also pummeled by a typhoon.

At one instance, they lost all contact with the world when their satellite phone broke down.

“When we finally called home again, I kept asking about my father…...they didn’t tell us anything so as not to lower our morale, but just before we arrived in Martinique, I found out he had died,” said Marco.

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Re: In 1999, Two Men Crossed The Atlantic Ocean In Floating Cars, Spent 119Days(Pic) by BruncleZuma: 6:53am On Sep 25, 2020
grin grin grin grin

My people say, nah only who get change dey buy püssycat.

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Lalasticlala, ngwa ooo food don land.

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Re: In 1999, Two Men Crossed The Atlantic Ocean In Floating Cars, Spent 119Days(Pic) by onward4life(m): 6:53am On Sep 25, 2020
Explorers

Ah long time sha
Re: In 1999, Two Men Crossed The Atlantic Ocean In Floating Cars, Spent 119Days(Pic) by Nobody: 6:53am On Sep 25, 2020
Following
Re: In 1999, Two Men Crossed The Atlantic Ocean In Floating Cars, Spent 119Days(Pic) by Openbusiness: 6:54am On Sep 25, 2020
LawLab247:
Ok
I checked your Ok and your Ok is Ok to be Ok

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Re: In 1999, Two Men Crossed The Atlantic Ocean In Floating Cars, Spent 119Days(Pic) by tillaman(m): 6:55am On Sep 25, 2020
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Re: In 1999, Two Men Crossed The Atlantic Ocean In Floating Cars, Spent 119Days(Pic) by majamajic(m): 6:56am On Sep 25, 2020
Nice one
Re: In 1999, Two Men Crossed The Atlantic Ocean In Floating Cars, Spent 119Days(Pic) by Kriss216: 6:56am On Sep 25, 2020
Openbusiness:
I checked your Ok and your Ok is Ok to be Ok
Your Ok is much greater than his Ok.

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Re: In 1999, Two Men Crossed The Atlantic Ocean In Floating Cars, Spent 119Days(Pic) by GOFRONT(m): 6:57am On Sep 25, 2020
I can see this shark has no chill....

See shark, see food.
Re: In 1999, Two Men Crossed The Atlantic Ocean In Floating Cars, Spent 119Days(Pic) by DaddyRochie1642: 7:04am On Sep 25, 2020
Explorer on the Beat grin
Re: In 1999, Two Men Crossed The Atlantic Ocean In Floating Cars, Spent 119Days(Pic) by ignis: 7:05am On Sep 25, 2020
Should I believe this?
Re: In 1999, Two Men Crossed The Atlantic Ocean In Floating Cars, Spent 119Days(Pic) by Jafar1: 7:14am On Sep 25, 2020
Oyibo sabi take unnecessary risk
Re: In 1999, Two Men Crossed The Atlantic Ocean In Floating Cars, Spent 119Days(Pic) by armadeo(m): 7:29am On Sep 25, 2020
dingbang:
Bravo, I love such adventures

In this world, try to fulfil your bucket list before you die.

I am planning on going on a hot air balloon ride, who's in with me?

I'm for sky diving solo (after training of course. )

To go fishing on a boat and spend like 3 days out in the sea. Now this I must do

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Re: In 1999, Two Men Crossed The Atlantic Ocean In Floating Cars, Spent 119Days(Pic) by dingbang(m): 7:30am On Sep 25, 2020
armadeo:


I'm for sky diving solo (after training of course. )
grin this one don pass me. I salute your drive.

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Re: In 1999, Two Men Crossed The Atlantic Ocean In Floating Cars, Spent 119Days(Pic) by dingbang(m): 7:30am On Sep 25, 2020
armadeo:


I'm for sky diving solo (after training of course. )

To go fishing on a boat and spend like 3 days out in the sea. Now this I must do
the fishing ain't a bad idea. I would also try that too.
Re: In 1999, Two Men Crossed The Atlantic Ocean In Floating Cars, Spent 119Days(Pic) by armadeo(m): 7:30am On Sep 25, 2020
dingbang:
grin this one don pass me. I salute your drive.

Lol. Same thing as hot air balloon ride without the balloon.
Re: In 1999, Two Men Crossed The Atlantic Ocean In Floating Cars, Spent 119Days(Pic) by Flexherbal(m): 7:32am On Sep 25, 2020
These ones do not have any problem.
Their government has taken care of most of their basic needs.

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Re: In 1999, Two Men Crossed The Atlantic Ocean In Floating Cars, Spent 119Days(Pic) by dingbang(m): 7:32am On Sep 25, 2020
armadeo:


Lol. Same thing as hot air balloon ride without the balloon.
lmao.. Your own na him worse pass grin
Re: In 1999, Two Men Crossed The Atlantic Ocean In Floating Cars, Spent 119Days(Pic) by ezeudo97817: 7:35am On Sep 25, 2020
: this one donald pass me. I salute your driver.Lol. while way as heat airspace ballon joyride without the ballon.
Re: In 1999, Two Men Crossed The Atlantic Ocean In Floating Cars, Spent 119Days(Pic) by Explorers(m): 7:58am On Sep 25, 2020
onward4life:
Explorers

Ah long time sha

Bros, na so.

And i dey ground o
Re: In 1999, Two Men Crossed The Atlantic Ocean In Floating Cars, Spent 119Days(Pic) by Eife(m): 8:03am On Sep 25, 2020
armadeo:


I'm for sky diving solo (after training of course. )

To go fishing on a boat and spend like 3 days out in the sea. Now this I must do
dingbang:
Bravo, I love such adventures

In this world, try to fulfil your bucket list before you die.

I am planning on going on a hot air balloon ride, who's in with me?

I'm in
I also wish to skydive, climb the highest mountain, go sea diving hopefully see the deepest part of the ocean.
I love adventure in general
Re: In 1999, Two Men Crossed The Atlantic Ocean In Floating Cars, Spent 119Days(Pic) by Kenny242(m): 8:14am On Sep 25, 2020
G
Re: In 1999, Two Men Crossed The Atlantic Ocean In Floating Cars, Spent 119Days(Pic) by cassidy1996(m): 8:30am On Sep 25, 2020
Kenny242:
G
what's G?
Re: In 1999, Two Men Crossed The Atlantic Ocean In Floating Cars, Spent 119Days(Pic) by osamz007: 9:04am On Sep 25, 2020
Who go follow me I wan sail across river Niger and BENUE
Re: In 1999, Two Men Crossed The Atlantic Ocean In Floating Cars, Spent 119Days(Pic) by Abdulhakeem78(m): 9:14am On Sep 25, 2020
Flexherbal:
These ones do not have any problem.
Their government has taken care of most of their basic needs.
Thanks very much for this comment. Anybody that understands the hierarchy of needs will definitely hate to have anything to do with our leaders and their poor leadership styles. They have destroyed people's thinking such that we only strive to fulfil our primitive needs. Thanks once again for the good insight.
Re: In 1999, Two Men Crossed The Atlantic Ocean In Floating Cars, Spent 119Days(Pic) by richesbhc(m): 9:38am On Sep 25, 2020
Adventures are good, i wish to travel the whole 36 states in the country
Re: In 1999, Two Men Crossed The Atlantic Ocean In Floating Cars, Spent 119Days(Pic) by CosmicPhoenix: 10:04am On Sep 25, 2020
the only thing i want to know is who's the person taking the photos?

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