A group of Dutch high school students with little sailing experience completed a five-week trip across the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday. The group said they returned home by boat instead of by airplane because of coronavirus travel restrictions. The students, ages 14 to 17, were joined by 12 experienced crew members and three teachers. They had been taking part in an educational cruise of the Caribbean when the coronavirus outbreak forced them to greatly change the way they returned home. The change in plans taught 17-year-old Floor Hurkmans an important life lesson. “Being flexible, because everything is changing all the time,” she said. “The arrival time changed like 100 times. Being flexible is really important.” Instead of flying back home from Cuba as they had planned, the crew members and students gathered supplies and warm clothes. Then, they set sail for the Dutch port city of Harlingen, 7,000 kilometers away. Their boat, the Wylde Swan, arrived at Harlingen late Sunday morning. Observers gathered at a sea wall to watch the arrival.
Title: Pandemic Causes Dutch Students to Complete Atlantic Ocean Crossing
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<span data-start-time='22917' data-end-time='35542'>The students, ages 14 to 17, were joined by 12 experienced crew members and three teachers.</span> <span data-start-time='35542' data-end-time='48708'>They had been taking part in an educational cruise of the Caribbean when the coronavirus outbreak forced them to greatly change the way they returned home.</span> <span data-start-time='48708' data-end-time='57354'>The change in plans taught 17-year-old Floor Hurkmans an important life lesson.</span> <span data-start-time='57354' data-end-time='63167'>“Being flexible, because everything is changing all the time,” she said.</span> <span data-start-time='63167' data-end-time='67604'>“The arrival time changed like 100 times.</span> <span data-start-time='67604' data-end-time='70896'>Being flexible is really important.”</span> <span data-start-time='70896' data-end-time='83167'>Instead of flying back home from Cuba as they had planned, the crew members and students gathered supplies and warm clothes.</span> <span data-start-time='83167' data-end-time='93063'>Then, they set sail for the Dutch port city of Harlingen, 7,000 kilometers away.</span> <span data-start-time='93063' data-end-time='101333'>Their boat, the Wylde Swan, arrived at Harlingen late Sunday morning.</span> <span data-start-time='101333' data-end-time='106250'>Observers gathered at a sea wall to watch the arrival.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4145/A.jpg'/></div></div><div 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