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Philippe Croizon, who lost both his arms and legs in an electrical accident in 1994, entered the water in the Pacific country's remote west at 6am (2000 GMT Wednesday) on his way to Indonesia's Papua province.
It followed several days of delays in getting official permission for the 20-25 kilometre (12.4-15.5 miles) swim to Pasar Skow village, near Mabo, with the aid of special prostheses.
The swim -- which started from Wutung in PNG and which Croizon says represents the crossing between Oceania and Asia -- was expected to take six to seven hours.
Croizon, who swam the English Channel in 2010, hopes to make four swims over the next few months; joining Oceania and Asia, Africa and Asia, Europe and Africa, and Asia to America.
In total he expects to cover about 85 kilometres, meaning he will be in the ocean for about 45 hours, facing sharks, poisonous jellyfish, icy currents and cargo ships.
Croizon's life changed dramatically in 1994 when doctors were forced to amputate his limbs after he was hit by a 20,000-volt charge as he tried to dismantle a television antenna from a house roof.
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