Solo Sailor Matt Rutherford’s Arctic Ocean Circumnavigation Attempt Halted by Russian Maritime Authorities

Annapolis, MD / Russian Arctic – Matt Rutherford, the 45-year-old veteran sailor attempting to become the first person in history to circumnavigate the Arctic Ocean solo, nonstop and unassisted, has been directed by Russia’s Northern Sea Route Administration (NSRA) to postpone his transit of the Northern Sea Route due to ice conditions. Rutherford set out […]