Their team was one of 38 setting off on the World’s Toughest Row ... endangering themselves and their boat. They remained adamant. Safety first. The rough seas, with prevailing winds zooming ...

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...

Two women sit at the oars near the end of a two-hour shift, their 28-foot craft dwarfed by the 30-foot waves pivoting them back and forth like an unhinged seesaw in churning, disorganized seas.