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| Guo Chuan: Pacific world record attempt sailor 'missing' | Guo Chuan: Pacific world record attempt sailor 'missing' |
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| A man trying to break the record for sailing across the Pacific alone has gone missing, Chinese media report. | A man trying to break the record for sailing across the Pacific alone has gone missing, Chinese media report. |
| The state-owned news agency Xinhua and radio network CRI reported that Guo Chuan's support team had lost contact with him. | |
| Mr Guo left San Francisco on 18 October and last posted on Facebook three days later from more than 2,000km (1,200 miles) offshore. | Mr Guo left San Francisco on 18 October and last posted on Facebook three days later from more than 2,000km (1,200 miles) offshore. |
| He is trying to sail from San Francisco to Shanghai in 20 days. | He is trying to sail from San Francisco to Shanghai in 20 days. |
| The current speed record for that journey is 21 days. | The current speed record for that journey is 21 days. |
| Mr Guo, 51, was the first Chinese person to sail around the world when he completed his trans-navigation of the globe in a 12m (about 40ft) yacht in 2013. | Mr Guo, 51, was the first Chinese person to sail around the world when he completed his trans-navigation of the globe in a 12m (about 40ft) yacht in 2013. |
| Xinhua reported that his ground navigation team had not heard from him since 15:00 Beijing time on Tuesday (07:00 GMT). | Xinhua reported that his ground navigation team had not heard from him since 15:00 Beijing time on Tuesday (07:00 GMT). |
| A search plane was sent, the agency said, which had located the boat but did not see Mr Guo on deck. | A search plane was sent, the agency said, which had located the boat but did not see Mr Guo on deck. |