Yacht Scorpius with Russian-Ukrainian crew after going around the South and North Poles arrived in Sevastopol.
As the expedition leader told journalists a yacht Captain Scorpius Pasadena, on the conquest of the pole is not ended.
"Due to the sharp deterioration in the weather during the trek to the South Pole, we could not go out at 78 degrees, as planned. I would like to go to the Ross Sea to the end, until the ice shelf. This I understand deadly risky thing, but wished to prove himself, all that the Russian-Ukrainian crew will be able to do it, "said Maksim Nizovtsev. According to him, the conquest of the northern latitudes will also continue. "In the North 82 degrees is far away, but I'd like to 85. This figure is more like me, "said the captain of the yacht.

Responding to a question about the most difficult stages of research, Nizovtsev noted that the Ross Sea, 74 degrees south latitude, the sea of the Commonwealth with its storms, as well as the northern latitude. "The Chukchi Sea, 78 degrees north latitude, the transition from Greenland. For 25 days have passed 5 thousand miles each day on 200 miles across the North Atlantic with reckless storms, "he added.

But the most dangerous, according to the head of the expedition, was the transition of Haborta in the Ross Sea. "There were black nights, insane amount of icebergs, fragments of which were visible on radar, over the Sea 1.5-2 meters under the water it was all five," said Maksim Nizovtsev.

The captain of the yacht also thanked the inhabitants of Sevastopol, a city guide for daily support. "We felt that support every day in those distant northern and southern seas", he stated.

In turn, first Deputy Head of the Sevastopol City State administration Serhiy Savenkov, who trained the crew for the campaign and oversaw the tour, said that Sevastopol intends to support a new campaign of the Russian-Ukrainian crew for new records. "We will do everything to support people like Sergej Nizovtsev," Savenkov said.

As reported, Russian-Ukrainian crew of eight people September 18, 2011 year emerged from the sea port of Sochi and 25 September from Sevastopol.

Earlier it was reported that during the campaign, Scorpius sailors have set three records. The first speed-circumnavigation around the Arctic, second-by range in the northern latitudes of the sailing ship and the third achievement-two around one year around the poles of the planet.

During this time, the vessel broke almost 42 thousand nautical miles through 4 oceans (Atlantic, Pacific, Indian and Arctic), 33 sea (Arctic and Antarctic 12 9) more than a dozen Straits planet.

The yacht was captured by unpredictable currents of the Bermuda triangle and drifted, sandwiched ice Arctic once set out to find the legendary Sannikov Land. In April 2012, for a few days until the first (Antarctic) around, the boat's crew stopped to go to the link, and all were close to start the rescue operation. Fortunately the crew bravely coped with regular freelance in-house situation, not giving a signal for help.

Source: Interfax-Ukraine