Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has anchored near Coney Island, she tweeted Wednesday morning. The 16-year-old set sail from the U.K. on Aug. 14, and has since been documenting her transatlantic journey on Twitter and with a live tracker.
Thunberg is visiting the U.S. for the United Nations Climate Action Summit, which is to take place in September. To avoid the emissions that come with air travel, she sailed on the Malizia II, a 60-foot, emissions-free yacht powered by solar panels. Thunberg equated life on the boat to "camping on a roller coaster."
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