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Name: ACALI
Type: Research Raft
Launched: 1973
Completed: 1973
Builder: Ryton Engineering Ltd
Yard: Ryton
Yard Number:
Dimensions: 40.0 x 20.0ft
Engines: None
Engines by: n/a
Propulsion: None
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: n/a
History:
1973 Dr Santiago Genoves, Mexico
No later history known
Comments: The raft platform was supported on 3 x steel hulls
Superstructure was made of wood and fibre glass
Financed by the Government of Mexico
The raft was built for a behavioral experiment involving 5 x men and 6 x women
living on the raft for 100 days whilst it floated from the Canary Islands to Mexico.


Above article is copyright of the Wallsend News, courtesy of John Dobson

Above article is copyright of the Wallsend News, courtesy of John Dobson

Above photo is copyright of the film The Acali Experiment