South Korea's coastguard said Tuesday it had arrested a Chinese national who tried to enter the country after travelling by jet ski from China -- a journey of more than 300 kilometres (186 miles).

Wearing a life vest and helmet, the man crossed the Yellow Sea on a 1800-cc jet ski from Shandong province, using binoculars and a compass to navigate and towing five barrels of fuel.

"He refilled the petrol on the ride and dumped the empty barrels into the sea," the coastguard said in a press release.

That’s actually pretty badass.

[–] downpunxx@kbin.social 68 points 1 year ago

totally completely 100% badass

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 32 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Does anyone know what the sea is like on that trip? I would think if it was not very calm this would be a nightmare.

[–] DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 23 points 1 year ago

I don't really know but...

Looking at it on a map it looks like it's a huge bay, enclosed on 3 sides. I doubt there would be any significant "swell". There might be small waves whipped up on a windy day but barely enough to trouble you on a jet ski particularly if you're moving.

The main risk would be exposure. Too hot, too cold or too much sun even on a cold day can really fuck you up.

[–] Zpiritual@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

I've sailed there, granted it was on a merchant ship, and it varies a lot. If it's little or no wind or a slight breeze from the west he would be fine weatherwise but when we had a small storm pass through it was a bit rough even on a 200m ship. Would look carefully on the weather report before attempting this, especially since he was towing his fuel.

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

1800cc? That's a bigger engine than my car. In fairness, it sounds like my car gets better mileage.

[–] clb92@feddit.dk 36 points 1 year ago

In fairness, it sounds like my car gets better mileage.

I dunno... Even with a full tank, I bet your car is not going to get very far into the water.