American ends quest to cross Atlantic with balloons

Jonathan Trappe, the American who aimed to cross the Atlantic Ocean suspended from 370 helium-filled balloons, has aborted his mission just 12 hours and about 470 miles into the journey, his Facebook page says.



via CNN.com - Latin America http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/13/world/americas/atlantic-balloon-crossing-aborted/index.html