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Greta Thunberg less than 1000 nautical miles from New York

On her sailing trip across the Atlantic, the Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has come a lot closer to her destination New York.

The racing yacht “Malizia” with the Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on board is currently only 1000 nautical miles (1852 kilometers) from New York, said co-skipper Pierre Casiraghi on Saturday evening (CEST) in a video message from on board the special boat.

When crossing the Gulf Stream, travelers therefore had to deal with demanding conditions. Casiraghi said it was pretty restless that day and there was a little storm. He is very proud of everyone on board. “Greta is doing really well.” According to the live location, the “Malizia” was a little more than 840 nautical miles from New York as the crow flies on Sunday morning.

The Monegasse Casiraghi and the north German sailing professional Boris Herrmann bring Thunberg, her father Svante and a filmmaker to New York on their racing yacht “Malizia”. Thunberg wants to take part in the UN climate summit there in September. The boat set sail in Plymouth, southern England, on August 14, and the transatlantic cruise is scheduled to take around two weeks.

(WHAT / dpa)

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