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Dutch teenage sailor 'is missing' Dutch teenager found in Caribbean
(about 8 hours later)
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. A Dutch teenager barred from sailing solo around the world because of her age has been found on a Caribbean island after going missing, police say.
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. Laura Dekker, 14, was located on the Dutch Antilles island of St Maarten three days after relatives in the Netherlands reported her as missing.
Spokesman Bernhard Jens told the Associated Press news agency no criminal activity was suspected - but the authorities were concerned. She has been under supervision since a court blocked her bid to become the youngest person to sail the globe solo.
She was placed under state care after a Dutch court blocked her sailing bid. Police said earlier they did not suspect any crime had been committed.
Miss Dekker had planned to set off on her solo voyage in September, but the Utrecht District Court said concerns for her safety were too grave. The court order in the city of Utrecht placed Miss Dekker under state supervision, while living with her father, until the end of her school year in July 2010.
It placed her under state supervision until July 2010, but allowed Miss Dekker to continue living with her father. After she vanished on Friday, her boat was found moored at its berth and she appears to have left her father's home on her own.
Dutch police say they have issued an alert to airports in neighbouring countries for the missing teenager. An unconfirmed Dutch newspaper report said she had withdrawn 3,500 euros ($5,000) from her bank account.
Sailing dreams Seasoned sailor
At the time of the court 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 much-publicised court ruling in October, Miss Dekker's spokeswoman said she was disappointed but that the teenager 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 8-m (26-ft) 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 45,000-km (28,000-mile) circumnavigation, which took him nine months.