World record: Blind Japanese crosses Pacific Ocean

World record: Blind Japanese crosses Pacific Ocean
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Summary “I didn't give up nd I made my dream come true,” Iwamoto said.

Tokyo (Dunya News) –52-year-old Japanese man identified as Mitsuhiro Iwamoto has become the first blind person to cross the Pacific Ocean non-stop by boat.

The man had completed his 14,000-kilometre journey from San Diego to Fukushima in Japan in about two months with the assistance of an American navigator.

“I didn’t give up nd I made my dream come true,” Iwamoto said.

The Japanese man said that he embarked on the trip to raise funds for charity including measures to stop diseases causing blindness. 

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