(UTV|Atlantic Rowers) – Two rowers have completed a 3,000-mile ocean Atlantic crossing in a wooden boat.
Phil Pugh and Paul Hopkins, of Tyneside, took 70 days to make their way from the Canary Islands to Antigua in the Atlantic Dream Challenge.
Dozens of teams took part, but the pair were the only ones to tackle it in a wooden boat.
They were aiming to raise £30,000 for the Tiny Lives baby charity and the Fire Fighters Charity.
Mr Pugh’s son, Tom, was born prematurely and spent several weeks in care at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, which is supported by the Tiny Lives trust. Mr Hopkins is a firefighter.
