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| Guo Chuan: World record attempt Chinese sailor missing | Guo Chuan: World record attempt Chinese sailor missing |
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| Chinese sailor Guo Chuan has gone missing while trying to break the record for crossing the Pacific alone. | Chinese sailor Guo Chuan has gone missing while trying to break the record for crossing the Pacific alone. |
| The US Coast Guard is now searching waters off Hawaii, where his boat was spotted without him onboard. | The US Coast Guard is now searching waters off Hawaii, where his boat was spotted without him onboard. |
| Mr Guo's support team had lost contact with him at about 07:00 GMT on Tuesday. | Mr Guo's support team had lost contact with him at about 07:00 GMT on Tuesday. |
| The sailor, who was the first Chinese person to sail solo around the world, left San Francisco on 18 October with the aim of reaching Shanghai within 20 days. | The sailor, who was the first Chinese person to sail solo around the world, left San Francisco on 18 October with the aim of reaching Shanghai within 20 days. |
| Shortly after his team lost contact with him, a search plane was sent to his last co-ordinates, about 600 miles (1,000 km) off the Hawaiian island of Oahu. | |
| Broken sail | Broken sail |
| Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported that the boat, the Qingdao China, was spotted with its main sail snapped off and in the water. | Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported that the boat, the Qingdao China, was spotted with its main sail snapped off and in the water. |
| Mr Guo was not seen onboard the 97ft (26.5m) trimaran. | Mr Guo was not seen onboard the 97ft (26.5m) trimaran. |
| US ships are now heading to the boat. A Coast Guard spokesman told AP news agency that Mr Guo had been in good health and was an experienced sailor, "so that gives us some hope". | US ships are now heading to the boat. A Coast Guard spokesman told AP news agency that Mr Guo had been in good health and was an experienced sailor, "so that gives us some hope". |
| Mr Guo was trying to break the current speed record for his journey, which is 21 days. | Mr Guo was trying to break the current speed record for his journey, which is 21 days. |
| He was the first Chinese person to sail around the world alone when he completed his trans-navigation of the globe in a 12m yacht in 2013. | He was the first Chinese person to sail around the world alone when he completed his trans-navigation of the globe in a 12m yacht in 2013. |