Which is the first deaf person in the world to cross Atlantic Ocean?

49 days since setting sail from La Gomera in the Canary Islands, Mo O’Brien has now officially become the first deaf[1] person to row 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean. deaf – people who have severe hearing impairments; “many of the deaf use sign language” lip reader – someone who can understand spoken words by watching the movements of a speaker’s lips. deaf-and-dumb person, deaf-mute, mute – a deaf person who is unable to speak.