 Mu 1817 umuntu wa mbere nibwo mu buryo buzwi yambutse ubu bunigo, uyu yari Umutaliyani witwa Giovan Maria Salati wari ucitse gereza ya Dover mu Bwongereza agahungira mu Bufaransa aho yahingukiye i Boulogne Umuntu wambutse ubu bunigo ari koga mu gihe gito cyane ni Umunya-Australia Trent Grimsey wahambutse mu masaha atandatu niminota 55 mu 2012. 