A flat-earther couple who tried to 'sail to the edge of the world' during lockdown had to be rescued by a maritime doctor who usually saves migrants. The pair, from Venice, attempted to travel to Lampedusa, an island between Sicily and North Africa which has become a prime transit point for migrants wanting to enter Europe. The conspiracy theorists believed the edge of the world fell near the island and they wanted to see it. Salvatore Zichichi, a doctor of the maritime health office of the Ministry of Health, helped the pair after they got lost. They tried to escape again, and were caught again, and finally decided to see out the two weeks of isolation.

Source: The North Africa Journal September 10, 2020 15:48 UTC