1970: Thor Heyerdahl sets sail with his crew from Safi, Morocco, aboard Ra II. He will attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a boat built of reeds and succeed where the previous expedition aboard Ra ...

Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his crew arrived in Polynesia after 101 days at sea aboard the Kon-Tiki raft on this day in history, August 7, 1947. Hyderdahl, along with five crewmen (and one ...

Explorer Thor Heyerdahl, whose 1947 Kon-Tiki expeditions captured the world's imagination, slipped into a coma Tuesday, a week after he started refusing food, water or medical treatment. At the time, ...

Thor Heyerdahl, 87, the Norwegian explorer and archaeologist who was best known for his 4,300-mile voyage across the South Pacific from Peru to Polynesia on a log raft that he named Kon-Tiki, died of ...

Google has created an interactive doodle to commemorate the birthday of the late Norwegia ethongrapher and adventurer Thor Heyerdahl The internet giant has created one of its iconic illustrations to ...

A gravely ill Thor Heyerdahl, the Norwegian explorer whose Kon-Tiki and other expeditions captured the world's imagination, has decided to spend his final days at his beloved retreat in Italy, his son ...

Solstad Offshore ASA, Rolls Royce Marine, Norled AS and Maersk Line have been shortlisted for the prestigious Thor Heyerdahl International Maritime Environmental Award 2014. The prize recognizes ...

ALASSIO, Italy (voa) – The son of world-renowned Norwegian explorer and archaeologist Thor Heyerdahl says his father is near death after abandoning cancer treatment, and has set out on what he ...

The committee for the Thor Heyerdahl International Maritime Environmental Award has nominated shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen, the Norwegian-headed industry and research project FellowSHIP ...