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#video When they set out on a round the world trip on a steel yacht, the Russian crew of “Elizaveta” knew it would be no picnic, but they were hardly prepared for this: half way through their journey, the COVID-19 lockdown had them trapped in the middle of the Pacific. The courageous lot started their voyage in 2019, but it was cut short when the pandemic started. Having reached the shores of Chili, they left their boat there and flew home for eight months to wait it out. Once the imminent danger seemed to have passed in early 2021, the renewed team continued their journey. However, the second wave was on the way and hit right when they were crossing the Pacific. All ports on the boat's itinerary were shut down and refused to let the team on the shore. They had to stay in the boat months on end, having to endure squalls, living off the rain water and scarce food supplies they had left. Tune in for the premiere of Pandemic Odyssey on RT Documentary Follow:https://t.me/rtdocumentary