Historic Chinese junk loses home, may be destroyed
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081213/capt.2d3160d0a1b94469a42c742fb3f44f61.junk_journey_fx107.jpg?x=130&y=101&q=85&sig=yCOquZXvXeSQO.ZKc0m1QQ--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="In this photo provided by the Chen family, From left to right, Benny Chia-Cheng Hsu, Loo-Chi, Hu, Marco Yu-Lin Chung, Reno Chia-Lin Chen, Paul Chow and Calvin Mehlert wave from the 'Free China' Junk after arriving in San Francisco. When the five Chinese men showed up at the American Consulate in Taiwan asking for a U.S. visitor's visa, Vice Consul Calvin Mehlert ? also in his 20s ? decided not only to grant them visas, but asked for a place on board. 'I thought, 'This isn't a big deal, the winds blow in that direction,'' said Mehlert, now 80. 'I knew I'd never get another chance like this.' (AP Photo/Chen family) NO SALES" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081214/ap_on_re_us/junk_journey)AP - Half a century ago, six men with no sailing experience climbed aboard an aging Chinese junk in Taiwan and survived a typhoon that nearly wrecked the little ship. But after sailing nearly 7,000 miles across the Pacific, they were greeted by cheering crowds as they sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge.</p><br clear="all"/>
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