Captain Akimoto
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Captain Hashimoto and Captain Akimoto on the Tsugaru Channel escorting Petar Stoychev on 14 August 2024
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Andreas Waschburger crossing the 19.5 km Tsugaru Channel from Aomori to Hokkaido in northern Japan on 8 July 2025 in 8 hours 43 minutes 21 seconds at the age of 38 under the escort of Captain Hashimoto and Captain Akimoto with crew members Jasmin Waschburger, Rouven Pagliarini, Masayuki Moriya, Janis Scheuermann, and Steven Munatones. Photo courtesy of Rouven Pagliarini
Captain Akimoto (秋元船長 in Japanese) is a Japanese escort boat captain of the Tsugaru Channel between Aomori and Hokkaido in northern Japan. He works with Captain Hashimoto (橋本船長 in Japanese) and observer Moriya Masayuki of Ocean Navi.
External links
- When Andreas Waschburger Made An Important Decision in the Tsugaru Channel
- B SPORT TV Interview of Petar Stoychev Swimming Between Typhoons
- Between Typhoons and Earthquakes, Petar Stoychev Achieves the Oceans Seven
- Going Long, Going Ice Cold: Members of the Oceans Grand Slam
- Andy Donaldson vs. Attila Mányoki vs. Petar Stoychev across the Oceans Seven
