File of Kon Tiki explorer Thor Heyerdahl

1970

(18 Apr 2002) Roving Report APTN 20/07/1970- Bridgetown, Barbados 1. Various shots of Ra II papyrus reed vessel at sea 2. Crew waving as approach mainland 3. Crowds at quayside 4. Thor Heyerdahl being interviwed at quayside 5. Cutaway crowd 6. Heyerdahl being interviewwd after expedition STORYLINE: Explorer Thor Heyerdahl has died. Heyerdahl, whose 1947 Kon-Tiki expeditions captured the world's imagination, slipped into a deep sleep on Tuesday (16 April 2002) a week after