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unusual facts about reed boat



The Prayer Boat

Their name is derived from a Hindu religious festival which takes place every year on the banks of the river Ganges where thousands of people burn incense and candles on small reed boats and float them down the river at night, the boats carrying their wishes and prayers.

Tormod Granheim

On July 11, 2007, Tormod Granheim set out from New York City on the reed boat Abora3, captained by German scientist Dominique Görlitz.


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Rashad Salim

During the years 1977 and 1978, Salim was a member on the Norwegian Thor Heyerdahl’s reed-boat expedition from the river Tigris to Djibouti.