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 ...

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 ...

An image from 'Kon-Tiki,' the Oscar-nominated recounting of ethnographer Thor Heyerdahl's journey across 5,000 miles of open ocean using only primitive technology. (Music Box) "Kon Tiki" arrives in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

To the editor: I loved Charles J. Doane’s words in his op-ed article, “To save the Earth, think like a ‘blue water’ sailor.” They inspire a message of hope and optimism. He writes of living alone ...

Your story about Thor Heyerdahl’s passing omits one important Hollywood connection (April 19). After his sensational trip by raft from Peru to Tahiti and the publication of his bestseller book ...