Pandemic Odyssey, RT Documentary
The Pandemic Odyssey by RT Documentary is a travelogue of the film crew who got stranded in the Pacific during the COVID19 lockdown. Unable to enter any port due to quarantine, the team of seven sailing in a steel yacht around the world had to stretch their scarce supply of fuel, food and drinking water for weeks. The initial goal of their journey was to try and follow the great geographic route, but as the trip unfolded, they realised it was a lot more meaningful. The yacht became the vessel of choice because it was made of steel and could break the ice and travel through the Arctic and Antarctica. Aleksey Loginov, the yachts captain, took a fancy to it and wanted it to take part in a real adventure. This unique yacht was an experiment by the combined harvester plant in Krasnoyarsk and had previously sailed across the Krasnoyarsk Reservoir. The trip began in 2019 and was interrupted by the COVID19 pandemic when the crew had already sailed across the Atlantic. The yacht stayed in Chile for eight months w
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