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| Dutch teenage sailor 'is missing' | Dutch teenage sailor 'is missing' |
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| Dutch police say teenage sailor Laura Dekker - who seeks to be the youngest person to sail solo around the world - has been missing since Friday. | |
| Police say the 14-year-old's boat is moored at its berth and she appears to have left her father's home on her own. | Police say the 14-year-old's boat is moored at its berth and she appears to have left her father's home on her own. |
| Spokesman Bernhard Jens told the Associated Press news agency no criminal activity was suspected - but the authorities were concerned. | Spokesman Bernhard Jens told the Associated Press news agency no criminal activity was suspected - but the authorities were concerned. |
| She was placed under state care after a Dutch court blocked her sailing bid. | She was placed under state care after a Dutch court blocked her sailing bid. |
| Dutch police say they have alerted neighbouring countries to monitor airports. | Dutch police say they have alerted neighbouring countries to monitor airports. |
| Sailing dreams | Sailing dreams |
| Miss Dekker continued to live with her father during the period of state supervision, which runs until her school year ends in July 2010. | Miss Dekker continued to live with her father during the period of state supervision, which runs until her school year ends in July 2010. |
| At the time of the ruling in October, Miss Dekker's spokeswoman said she was disappointed, but that the teen could still set the record if she were to sail next year. | At the time of the ruling in October, Miss Dekker's spokeswoman said she was disappointed, but that the teen could still set the record if she were to sail next year. |
| Miss Dekker is a seasoned sailor who was born on a yacht off the coast of New Zealand during a seven-year world trip. | Miss Dekker is a seasoned sailor who was born on a yacht off the coast of New Zealand during a seven-year world trip. |
| She had a yacht by the age of six and began sailing solo when she was 10. | She had a yacht by the age of six and began sailing solo when she was 10. |
| Her father, Dick Dekker, supports her attempt at the record, while her mother has expressed some concerns. | Her father, Dick Dekker, supports her attempt at the record, while her mother has expressed some concerns. |
| Miss Dekker had planned to spend about two years aboard her 26ft (8m) boat, Guppy, to break the record set in August by a 17-year-old UK boy. | Miss Dekker had planned to spend about two years aboard her 26ft (8m) boat, Guppy, to break the record set in August by a 17-year-old UK boy. |
| Mike Perham tackled 50ft waves, gale force winds and technical problems during the 28,000 mile (45,000km) circumnavigation, which took him nine months. | Mike Perham tackled 50ft waves, gale force winds and technical problems during the 28,000 mile (45,000km) circumnavigation, which took him nine months. |