'He refilled the petrol on the ride': Chinese activist flees country on jet ski
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With five barrels of petrol, binoculars and a compass, Kwon Pyong navigates a jet ski more than 300 kilometres across the Yellow Sea from Shandong to Incheon.
  • AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldBEnglish
    632·
    10 months ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    A Chinese rights activist and critic of President Xi Jinping has fled the country on a jet ski, travelling more than 300 kilometres to South Korea, where he was arrested by the coastguard.

    Wearing a life vest and helmet, the man crossed the Yellow Sea on a 1,800cc jet ski from Shandong province, using binoculars and a compass to navigate and towing five barrels of fuel.

    South Korea-based campaigner Lee Dae-seon, from the Dialogue China NGO, said the escapee was Chinese rights activist Kwon Pyong.

    “He refilled the petrol on the ride and dumped the empty barrels into the sea,” the coastguard said on Tuesday (local time).

    When his jet ski got stuck in tidal flats near a cruise terminal at the western port city of Incheon, he called for rescue.

    Mr Kwon, 35, had posted pictures on social media mocking Chinese President Xi Jinping, and spent time in jail in China for subversion, Mr Lee told the AFP news agency on Tuesday.

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        7·
        10 months ago

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    • 𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏@lemmy.oneEnglish
      14·
      10 months ago

      using binoculars and a compass to navigate and towing five barrels of fuel.

      This guy was prepared AF, towed 5 barrels to refuel along the way 😳 damn

  • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.caEnglish
    57·
    10 months ago

    I was going to ask how far that was. Jeez.

    Now I can ask how long did that take? *Googling says average jetski is 90 km/h, so about 3.5 hours, but he’s pulling 5 barrels.

    • WarmSoda@lemm.eeEnglish
      57·
      10 months ago

      300 kilometers for anyone not reading the article. He

      crossed the Yellow Sea on a 1,800cc jet ski from Shandong province, using binoculars and a compass to navigate and towing five barrels of fuel.

      I went in wondering how far a jetski could get you. Pretty impressive.

    • dukeGR4@monyet.ccEnglish
      29·
      10 months ago

      That’s the top speed lol. I rented a jet ski once, 130bhp and it could do 70kmh. At that speed it’s super tiring lol

    • ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nzEnglish
      221·
      10 months ago

      At 60kph which a 1.8 litre jetski should be able to handle fine, that’s 5 hours minimum. Considering he would have had to stop for gas and stretch his legs, add a few hours extra.

      • WarmSoda@lemm.eeEnglish
        11·
        10 months ago

        Hopefully the coffee is better in the sea than it is at truck stops.

        I wonder how long it would take to cross larger bodies of water, and how many barrels you’d need to tow.

  • b000urns@lemmy.worldEnglish
    45·
    10 months ago

    Goddam, based on his previous actions he clearly had the balls to do it, but still, that’s pretty nuts!! Lol

    • dukeGR4@monyet.ccEnglish
      20·
      10 months ago

      I hope the sea wasn’t too choppy for him

      when I rode through thunderstorm last time it kept hitting my balls.

      Had to stand up lol.

      Next day it felt like somebody gave me cock and ball torture or sth 🤣🤣