ɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː, pɹəfˈɛsɚ lˈiənɪd laɪsˈɛŋkoʊ sˈɛt ˈaʊt ˌɔn ɐ sˈoʊloʊ sˌɜːkəmnˌævɪɡˈeɪʃən ɪnðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiz pˈoʊlɪʃbˈɪlt jˈɑːt ˈædmɜːɹəl nˈɛvɪlskˌɔɪ, kˈɔːlɪŋ ɪnˈɪʃəli ɪn taɪwˈɑːn, hˈɑːŋ kˈɑːŋ, ðɪ ɐlˈuːʃən ˈaɪləndz ænd kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə.
In July 1993, Professor Leonid Lysenko set out on a solo circumnavigation in the university's  Polish-built yacht Admiral Nevelskoi, calling initially in Taiwan, Hong Kong, the Aleutian Islands and California.