{"id":2040,"date":"2026-07-01T05:36:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T05:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2040"},"modified":"2026-07-01T05:36:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T05:36:24","slug":"ocean-explorer-calls-off-world-first-pacific-expedition-citing-safety-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2040","title":{"rendered":"Ocean explorer calls off world-first Pacific expedition, citing safety concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; Ocean explorer Chris Bertish has called off his planned solo Pacific Ocean expedition, citing safety concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2038\">\u2018I was the villain\u2019: Waianae\u2019s Lorenzo Patricio wins World Boxing Cup in China<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bertish said he will no longer attempt an unsupported trans-Pacific crossing aboard a modified beach catamaran after three years of preparation.<\/p>\n<p>The decision followed months of testing and consultations with safety experts and weather forecasters, who determined conditions posed an unacceptable level of risk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen more than 700 nautical miles of testing, training, data and experience over the last 12 months all point to the risk being too high and you proceed anyway, that is no longer calculated adventure \u2014 that is called reckless,\u201d Bertish said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2036\">30 homes receive water catchment diverters to prevent Kilauea ashfall contamination<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The expedition had been scheduled to depart California in early July, after an earlier launch was delayed by technical issues and weather concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Although the voyage has been canceled, Bertish said the mission behind the expedition will continue through his Oceans Without Borders initiative and the Chris Bertish Foundation. Fundraising efforts will support construction of a classroom in northern Kenya and large-scale tree planting projects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA school classroom will be built. The trees will be planted. The impact will happen,\u201d Bertish said. \u201cNo matter what it takes, we will get it done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2034\">\u2018I\u2019m sorry\u2019: Hawaii Island police officer keeps job after unlawful search case<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After months of testing and talks with safety experts and forecasters, they determined conditions posed an unacceptable risk. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2039,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ocean explorer calls off world-first Pacific expedition, citing safety concerns - 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