TOMSK, Jul 23 – RIA Tomsk. Participants
of the around-the-world sea expedition on a trimaran organized by the
Tomsk branch of the RGS didn’t get to Denmark because of the pandemic;
however, they visited Finland and Sweden, in the Swedish city of Malmö
Tomsk citizen Evgeny Kovalevsky was provided with medical care after
falling on a trimaran, a representative of the RGS told.
Earlier
it was reported that the Tomsk branch of the Russian Geographical
Society in 2021-2023 will organize a round-the-world expedition on a
trimaran, headed by Tomsk resident Evgeny Kovalevsky. The project "Along
the Way of Russian Circumnavigation Mariners" won a presidential grant
of 7.9 million rubles, and the total cost of its implementation is 16.2
million rubles. The mission of the expedition is not only a trip, but
also research work in different parts of the world.
"The
travelers of the Tomsk branch of the Russian Geographical Society Evgeny
Kovalevsky and Stanislav Berezkin have completed the first stage along
the route of the first Russian circumnavigators on a trimaran. For 21
days since the start the crew has visited Finland and Sweden... Due to
covid restrictions the crew did not manage to visit Denmark, therefore
the route of the expedition was corrected", – a representative of the
Russian Geographical Society said.
He also added that the
expedition was also slightly delayed due to the injury of Kovalevsky. In
Sweden, during the crossing from Stockholm to the city of Malmö, the
traveler slipped on the deck of a trimaran, fell and broke a rib. Later,
however, during a medical examination in Malmö, a local doctor told
Tomsk native that he only got away with a serious bruise and prescribed
treatment and medication.
"Finland and Sweden are both
beautiful countries, clean and green, and the people are friendly and
welcoming. The attitude of both Finns and Swedes is wonderful. We stood
in guest marinas. Every day from 100 to 200 people came to the trimaran.
Everyone was interested, asking questions. It turned out that the local
population knows very little about Russia, about Siberia – generally
the only word "cold", – the interlocutor quoted Kovalevsky.
Within
the framework of diplomatic events were also signed about 10 agreements
on cooperation between the Tomsk branch of the Russian Geographical
Society and various organizations in Finland, Sweden and Denmark
(Russian delegation did come to Swedish Malmö to meet with travelers).
The round-the-world journey by Kovalevsky and Berezkin continues.
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Tomsk RGS expedition on trimaran