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	Podcast:		Witness: Archive 2014
	Episode:		The Longest Ever Raft Journey
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:09:05
	Publish Date:		2014-01-02 01:00:00
	Description:		The Las Balsas expedition saw 12 men set off on three primitive rafts across the Pacific Ocean from South America to Australia - to prove that ancient peoples could have travelled between the two continents. The 1973 voyage was the longest ever journey by raft - double the length of the famous Kon-Tiki expedition. We hear from two of the crew members - American Mike Fitzgibbons and Gabriel Salas from Chile - about their battles with storms, sharks and a grumpy monkey. Picture: The 12 man team outside the Suntori Motel in Ballina, New South Wales
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