Oceanic navigator Jimmy Cornell, 80, sets sail on a full electric boat from Seville to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the first round-the-world voyage, Spain November 19, 2020. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo
SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) - British navigator Jimmy Cornell set sail from Seville in Spain on Thursday to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the first voyage around the world - this time on an electric boat.
Cornell plans to follow the route taken by explorers Ferdinand Magellan and Juan Sebastian Elcano.
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