A British firm is launching a ‘disaster tourism’ rival – to Bikini Atoll, the site of 23 U.S Navy nuclear bomb detonations over a period of 12 years.
One bomb detonated there, the Castle Bravo bomb in 1954, was 1,000 times more powerful than the devices dropped at Nagasaki and Hiroshima – with fallout reaching as far away as Australia and India
The area is yet to be deemed ‘habitable’ by scientists due to lingering radiation fears – but you can visit for a short period of time in relative safety.
And now adventure event operator Rat Race
Adventure Sports has outlined plans to host an event there for intrepid explorers, something it says is ‘110 per cent one-of-a-kind, never-been-done, world-first stuff’.
Rat Race founder Jim Mee says they’ll attempt a full circumnavigation of Bikini Atoll via a mix of kayaking, pack-rafting and running.
He explains: “Bikini Atoll is quite simply about the furthest ‘off the grid’ you can go on Earth.
“It’s also extremely hard to get to, necessitating a charter vessel and a 10-day round trip – extending to 14 days depending on the weather.”
